FKIE_CVE-2011-0523

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-08-13 20:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:27
Severity
Summary
gypsy 0.8 does not properly restrict the files that can be read while running with root privileges, which allows local users to read otherwise restricted files via unspecified vectors.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://cgit.freedesktop.org/gypsy/commit/?id=40101707cddb319481133b2a137294b6b669bd16Exploit, Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106919.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106927.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/107020.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-07/msg00034.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/49991Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/24/10
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/10
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33431
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gypsy/+bug/690323
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://cgit.freedesktop.org/gypsy/commit/?id=40101707cddb319481133b2a137294b6b669bd16Exploit, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106919.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106927.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/107020.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-07/msg00034.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/49991Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/24/10
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/10
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33431
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gypsy/+bug/690323
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
iain gypsy 0.8
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:27:33.517",
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