CVE-2011-0523

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-0523
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-08-13 20:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptiongypsy 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 1.9 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Iain Gypsy 0.8 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 19 Update: gypsy-0.9-1.fc19 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 18 Update: gypsy-0.9-1.fc18 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
oss-security - Re: CVE request: multiple gypsy vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
33431 – CVE-2011-0523 CVE-2011-0524: arbitrary file access and buffer overflows af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.freedesktop.org
gypsy - GPS daemon and client library with a DBus interface (mirrored from https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/archived-projects/gypsy) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cgit.freedesktop.org Exploit, Patch
Bug #690323 “gypsy opens arbitrary files, has unchecked buffer o...” : Bugs : gypsy package : Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.launchpad.net
[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: gypsy-0.9-1.fc17 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
openSUSE-SU-2012:0884-1: moderate: gypsy (CVE-2011-0523, CVE-2011-0524) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
oss-security - CVE request: multiple gypsy vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Security Advisory SA49991 - SUSE update for gypsy - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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