CVE-2011-4338 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Shaman 1.0.9, allowing a local user to gain root privileges. By modifying their shaman.conf file to include "askforpwd=false", the user can bypass password authentication and execute Shaman with elevated permissions. This vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:shaman_project:shaman:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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