CVE-2011-2193

Multiple buffer overflows in Terascale Open-Source Resource and Queue Manager (aka TORQUE Resource Manager) 2.x before 2.4.14, 2.5.x before 2.5.6, and 3.x before 3.0.2 allow (1) remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a long Job_Name field in a qsub command to the server, and might allow (2) local users to gain privileges via vectors involving a long host variable in pbs_iff.

Published: 2011-06-24 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-2193 is rated Moderate Risk (59.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.50%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-2193

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 6.21% 2.50% -3.71%
2 2025-03-30 7.64% 6.21% -1.43%
3 2025-03-29 7.64%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-2193

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
6.8 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-2193

OS Trackers for CVE-2011-2193

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2011-2193: 1 GLSA(s) (201412-47), 1 atom(s) (sys-cluster/torque); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2011-2193
ubuntu medium CVE-2011-2193 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (torque), 10 status rows across 10 suites (hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): not-affected 5, ignored 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-2193

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-2193

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.1.0p11 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.1.0p11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.1.11 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.3.8 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.3.9 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.3.10 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.3.11 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.3.12 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.3.13 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.4.9 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.4.10 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.4.11 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.4.12 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.4.13 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 2.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clusterresources torque_resource_manager 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:clusterresources:torque_resource_manager:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-2193

URL Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062638.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061645.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/45039 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45040 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8304
http://www.clusterresources.com/downloads/torque/CHANGELOGS/torque-2.4.14.CHANGELOG
http://www.clusterresources.com/downloads/torque/CHANGELOGS/torque-2.5.6.CHANGELOG
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2329
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/518885/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48374
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=711463 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68151
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68152
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