CVE-2011-2471

Exp

utils/opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.6 and earlier might allow local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in the (1) --vmlinux, (2) --session-dir, or (3) --xen argument, related to the daemonrc file and the do_save_setup and do_load_setup functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1760.

Published: 2011-06-09 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-2471 is rated Exploit Available (57.4/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.48%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2011-2471

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-2471

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 0.06% 0.48% +0.42%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.06% +0.02%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-2471

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-2471

OS Trackers for CVE-2011-2471

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2011-2471: 1 GLSA(s) (201412-09), 25 atom(s) (app-admin/syslog-ng, app-misc/ca-certificates, …); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2011-2471
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2471
ubuntu medium CVE-2011-2471 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (oprofile), 5 status rows across 5 suites (hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, upstream): released 4, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-2471

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-2471

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
maynard_johnson oprofile <= 0.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard_johnson oprofile 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard_johnson oprofile 0.2 cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard_johnson oprofile 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard_johnson oprofile 0.4 cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard_johnson oprofile 0.5 cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard_johnson oprofile 0.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard_johnson oprofile 0.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard_johnson oprofile 0.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard_johnson oprofile 0.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard_johnson oprofile 0.6 cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard_johnson oprofile 0.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard_johnson oprofile 0.7 cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard_johnson oprofile 0.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard_johnson oprofile 0.8 cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard_johnson oprofile 0.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard_johnson oprofile 0.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard_johnson oprofile 0.9 cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard_johnson oprofile 0.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard_johnson oprofile 0.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard_johnson oprofile 0.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard_johnson oprofile 0.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard_johnson oprofile 0.9.5 cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-2471

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