CVE-2011-4953

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-4953
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-10-27 01:55:24 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 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

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cobbler Project Cobbler All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:0552-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Bug #858883 ""Management Parameters” (for example a system) whic... : Bugs : “cobbler” source package : Oneiric (11.10) : Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.launchpad.net
Access Denied af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.novell.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
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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