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HistoryOct 15, 2012 - 12:00 a.m.

libgssglue vulnerability

2012-10-1500:00:00
ubuntu.com
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6.2 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.2%

Releases

  • Ubuntu 12.04
  • Ubuntu 11.10
  • Ubuntu 11.04
  • Ubuntu 10.04

Packages

  • libgssglue - header files and docs for libgssglue

Details

It was discovered that libgssglue incorrectly handled the GSSAPI_MECH_CONF
environment variable when running a privileged binary. A local attacker could
exploit this to gain root privileges. (CVE-2011-2709)

6.2 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.2%