CVE-2011-2921

high-risk
Published 2019-11-19

ktsuss versions 1.4 and prior has the uid set to root and does not drop privileges prior to executing user specified commands, which can result in command execution with root privileges.

Do I need to act?

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71.6% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 28% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Ktsuss Project

References (6)

Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154307/ktsuss-Suid-Privilege-Escalation.htm...
Broken Link https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2921
Third Party Advisory https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2921
Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154307/ktsuss-Suid-Privilege-Escalation.htm...
Broken Link https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2921
Third Party Advisory https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2921
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high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 26/34 · High
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal