Executive Summary
This Alert is flagged as TOP 25 Common Weakness Enumeration from CWE/SANS. For more information, you can read this.
| Informations | |||
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| Name | CVE-2011-4357 | First vendor Publication | 2011-12-10 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2024-11-21 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
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| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
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| Cvss Base Score | 7.5 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Format string vulnerability in the p_cgi_error function in python/neo_cgi.c in the Python CGI Kit (neo_cgi) module for Clearsilver 0.10.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers that are not properly handled when creating CGI error messages using the cgi_error API function. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-4357 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-134 | Uncontrolled Format String (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15125 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15125 | ||
| Title: | DSA-2355-1 clearsilver -- format string vulnerability | ||
| Description: | Leo Iannacone and Colin Watson discovered a format string vulnerability in the Python bindings for the Clearsilver HTML template system, which may lead to denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-2355-1 CVE-2011-4357 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 Debian GNU/kFreeBSD 6.0 | Product(s): | clearsilver |
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
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| 2012-04-02 | Name : Fedora Update for clearsilver FEDORA-2011-17042 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2011_17042_clearsilver_fc16.nasl |
| 2012-02-11 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 2355-1 (clearsilver) File : nvt/deb_2355_1.nasl |
| 2011-12-23 | Name : Fedora Update for clearsilver FEDORA-2011-17040 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2011_17040_clearsilver_fc15.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 77419 | clearsilver python/neo_cgi.c p_cgi_error() Function Format String Remote Memo... A format string flaw exists in clearsilver . The p_cgi_error() function fails to properly sanitize format string specifiers (e.g., %s and %x). With a specially crafted request, a remote attacker can crash the service or possibly execute arbitrary code. |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2011-12-23 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2011-17040.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-12-23 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2011-17042.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-12-02 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-2355.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Sources (Detail)
Alert History
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