CVE-2011-4953

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-4953
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-10-27 01:55:00 UTC
Updated2014-10-29 01:17:00 UTC
DescriptionThe set_mgmt_parameters function in item.py in cobbler before 2.2.2 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the use of the yaml.load function instead of the yaml.safe_load function, as demonstrated using Puppet.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cobbler Project Cobbler All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:0552-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Access Denied CONFIRM bugzilla.novell.com
Bug #858883 ""Management Parameters” (for example a system) whic... : Bugs : “cobbler” source package : Oneiric (11.10) : Ubuntu CONFIRM bugs.launchpad.net
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 750439 OpenSUSE Security Update for cobbler (openSUSE-SU-2021:0046-1)
  • 996731 Python (Pip) Security Update for cobbler (GHSA-hpj3-5p46-g87w)
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