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CVE-2011-1828

usb-creator-helper in usb-creator before 0.2.28.3 does not enforce intended PolicyKit restrictions, which allows local users to perform arbitrary unmount operations via the UnmountFile method in a dbus-send command.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2011-1828 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from evan_dandrea organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2011, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2011-05-16T18:55:01.057

Last Modified

2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	≤ 0.2.28	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.1	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.1.1	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.1.2	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.1.3	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.1.4	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.1.5	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.1.6	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.1.7	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.1.8	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.1.9	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.1.10	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.1.11	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.1.12	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.1.13	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.1.14	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.1.15	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.1.16	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.2.0	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.2.1	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.2.2	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.2.3	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.2.4	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.2.5	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.2.6	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.2.7	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.2.8	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.2.9	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.2.10	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.2.11	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.2.12	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.2.13	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.2.14	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.2.15	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.2.16	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.2.17	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.2.18	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.2.19	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.2.20	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.2.21	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.2.22	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.2.23	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.2.24	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.2.25	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.2.26	Yes
Application	evan_dandrea	usb-creator	0.2.27	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/44413 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47679 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1127-1/ Patch ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1143 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67241 ([email protected])
https://launchpad.net/bugs/771553 Patch ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/44413 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47679 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1127-1/ Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1143 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67241 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://launchpad.net/bugs/771553 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For evan_dandrea's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.