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Resource Management Errors

CVE-2011-3263

Medium
5/10

Summary

zabbix_agentd in Zabbix before 1.8.6 and 1.9.x before 1.9.4 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by executing the vfs.file.cksum command for a special device, as demonstrated by the /dev/urandom device.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL

CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Resource management errors is not a weakness in and of itself, rather it is a category of weaknesses related to improper management of system resources. If not addressed, the weaknesses in this category can lead to unexpected software behavior, loss of access, file modification, sensitive information disclosure, system crash, denial of service, and code execution.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published