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Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVE-2011-0523

Low
1.9/10

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.

  • MEDIUM
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
  • NONE

CWE-264 - Permissions Privileges and Access Controls

CWE 264 (permissions, privileges, and access controls) is not a weakness in and of itself, rather it is a category of weaknesses related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features used to perform access control. If not addressed, the weaknesses in this category allow attackers to gain privileges for an unintended sphere of control, access sensitive information, and execute arbitrary commands.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published