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CVE-2011-2473

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.3EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

The do_dump_data function in utils/opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.6 and earlier might allow local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted --session-dir argument in conjunction with a symlink attack on the opd_pipe file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1760.

Key facts

CVSS score
6.3 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-59
EPSS score
0.4% (35th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2011-2462)
Published
June 9, 2011
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-2462 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • maynard johnson / oprofile
  • maynard johnson / oprofile
  • maynard johnson / oprofile
  • maynard johnson / oprofile
  • maynard johnson / oprofile
  • maynard johnson / oprofile
  • maynard johnson / oprofile
  • maynard johnson / oprofile
  • maynard johnson / oprofile
  • maynard johnson / oprofile
  • maynard johnson / oprofile
  • maynard johnson / oprofile
  • maynard johnson / oprofile
  • maynard johnson / oprofile
  • maynard johnson / oprofile
  • maynard johnson / oprofile
  • maynard johnson / oprofile
  • maynard johnson / oprofile
  • maynard johnson / oprofile
  • maynard johnson / oprofile
  • maynard johnson / oprofile
  • maynard johnson / oprofile
  • maynard johnson / oprofile

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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