Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 13, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-0523
CVE-2011-0523
Description
gypsy 0.8 does not properly restrict the files that can be read while running with root privileges, which allows local users to read otherwise restricted files via unspecified vectors.
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Affected products
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References
10- cgit.freedesktop.org/gypsy/commit/nvdExploitPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/49991nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106919.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106927.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/107020.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-07/msg00034.htmlnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/24/10nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/10nvd
- bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cginvd
- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gypsy/+bug/690323nvd
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