CVE-2011-4953

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2014-10-27 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The set_mgmt_parameters function in item.py in cobbler before 2.2.2 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the use of the yaml.load function instead of the yaml.safe_load function, as demonstrated using Puppet.

Affected products

The cobbler Project cobbler: through 2.2.1

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00019.html
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/oneiric/+source/cobbler/+bug/858883
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=757062
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00019.html
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/oneiric/+source/cobbler/+bug/858883
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=757062

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