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CVE-2011-2905

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the perf_config function in tools/perf/util/config.c in perf, as distributed in the Linux kernel before 3.1, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted config file in the current working directory.

Published

2013-03-01T12:37:53.990

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.2 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: HIGH
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

1.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel ≤ 3.0.68 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.20 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.22 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.23 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.24 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.25 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.26 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.27 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.28 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.29 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.30 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.31 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.32 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.33 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.34 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.35 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.36 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.37 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.38 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.39 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.40 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.41 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.42 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.43 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.44 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.45 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.46 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.47 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.48 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.49 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.50 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.51 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.52 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.53 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.54 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.55 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.56 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.57 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.58 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.59 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.60 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.61 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.62 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.63 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.64 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.65 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.66 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.67 Yes
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