CVE-2011-2473

Exp

The do_dump_data function in utils/opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.6 and earlier might allow local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted --session-dir argument in conjunction with a symlink attack on the opd_pipe file, 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-2011-2473 is rated Exploit Available (51.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.40%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2011-2473

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-2473

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 0.04% 0.40% +0.36%
2 2023-03-07 1.03% 0.04% -0.99%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.03% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-2473

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.4 9.2 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-2473

OS Trackers for CVE-2011-2473

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2011-2473: 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-2011-2473
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2473
ubuntu negligible CVE-2011-2473 negligible priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (oprofile), 5 status rows across 5 suites (hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, upstream): ignored 4, needed 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-2473

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-2473

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-2011-2473

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