CVE-2011-2489

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2011-07-27 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-189

Description

Multiple off-by-one errors in opiesu.c in opiesu in OPIE 2.4.1-test1 and earlier might allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted command line.

Affected products

Nrl Opie: through 2.4.1; 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.10, 2.11, 2.21 (+2)

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=631344
http://secunia.com/advisories/45136
http://secunia.com/advisories/45448
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2281
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/22/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/23/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48390
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698772
https://bugzillafiles.novell.org/attachment.cgi?id=435902
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/10082052
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/10082068
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=631344

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