FKIE_CVE-2011-2520
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2011-07-21 23:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:31
Severity
Summary
fw_dbus.py in system-config-firewall 1.2.29 and earlier uses the pickle Python module unsafely during D-Bus communication between the GUI and the backend, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted serialized object.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | system-config-firewall | * | |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 15 |
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