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CVE-2011-1551

SUSE openSUSE Factory assigns ownership of the /var/log/cobbler/ directory tree to the web...

6.9 Medium

SUSE openSUSE Factory assigns ownership of the /var/log/cobbler/ directory tree to the web-service user account, which might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to this account during root filesystem operations by the Cobbler daemon.

Exploit likelihood

0.34%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.9

SUSE openSUSE Factory assigns ownership of the /var/log/cobbler/ directory tree to the web-service user account, which might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to this account during root filesystem operations by the Cobbler daemon.

Record
CVE-2011-1551
CVSS 2.0
6.9 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-264
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

SUSE openSUSE Factory assigns ownership of the /var/log/cobbler/ directory tree to the web-service user account, which might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to this account during root filesystem operations by the Cobbler daemon.

Record
CVE-2011-1551
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-1552 No score

SUSE openSUSE Factory assigns ownership of the /var/log/cobbler/ directory tree to the web-service user account, which might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to this account during root filesystem operations by the Cobbler daemon.

Record
EUVD-2011-1552
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4224-58xc-w446 No score

SUSE openSUSE Factory assigns ownership of the /var/log/cobbler/ directory tree to the web...

SUSE openSUSE Factory assigns ownership of the /var/log/cobbler/ directory tree to the web-service user account, which might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to this account during root filesystem operations by the Cobbler daemon.

Record
GHSA-4224-58xc-w446
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2011-1551 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Novell Opensuse Factory, published March 30, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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