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CVE-2011-2731

Race condition in the RunAsManager mechanism in VMware SpringSource Spring Security before 2.0.7 and 3.0.x before 3.0.6 stores the Authentication object in the shared security context, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted thread.

Published

2012-12-05T17:55:01.460

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.1 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: HIGH
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

4.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-362
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application vmware springsource_spring_security ≤ 2.0.6 Yes
Application vmware springsource_spring_security ≤ 3.0.5 Yes
Application vmware springsource_spring_security 2.0.0 Yes
Application vmware springsource_spring_security 2.0.1 Yes
Application vmware springsource_spring_security 2.0.2 Yes
Application vmware springsource_spring_security 2.0.3 Yes
Application vmware springsource_spring_security 2.0.4 Yes
Application vmware springsource_spring_security 2.0.5 Yes
Application vmware springsource_spring_security 3.0.0 Yes
Application vmware springsource_spring_security 3.0.1 Yes
Application vmware springsource_spring_security 3.0.2 Yes
Application vmware springsource_spring_security 3.0.3 Yes
Application vmware springsource_spring_security 3.0.4 Yes
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