CVE-2011-2520
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jul 21, 2011
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Jun 15, 2011
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- FEDORA-2011-9652vendor-advisory
- systemconfigfirewall-priv-escalation(68734)vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20110718 CVE-2011-2520: flaw in system-config-firewall's usage of pickle allows privilege escalationmailing-list
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=717985
- RHSA-2011:0953vendor-advisory
- 48715vdb-entry
- 1025793vdb-entry
- 45294third-party-advisory
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