CVE-2011-2490

Exp

opielogin.c in opielogin in OPIE 2.4.1-test1 and earlier does not check the return value of the setuid system call, which allows local users to gain privileges by arranging for an account to already be running its maximum number of processes.

Published: 2011-07-27 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-2490 is rated Exploit Available (52.3/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.09%). 3 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-2011-2490

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-2490

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 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.09% +0.05%
2 2023-03-07 1.28% 0.04% -1.24%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.28% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-2490

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-2011-2490

OS Trackers for CVE-2011-2490

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu negligible CVE-2011-2490 negligible priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (opie), 5 status rows across 5 suites (hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, upstream): ignored 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-2490

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-2490

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nrl opie <= 2.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:nrl:opie:*:test1:*:*:*:*:*:*
nrl opie 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:nrl:opie:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nrl opie 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:nrl:opie:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nrl opie 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:nrl:opie:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nrl opie 2.10 cpe:2.3:a:nrl:opie:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nrl opie 2.11 cpe:2.3:a:nrl:opie:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nrl opie 2.21 cpe:2.3:a:nrl:opie:2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nrl opie 2.22 cpe:2.3:a:nrl:opie:2.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nrl opie 2.32 cpe:2.3:a:nrl:opie:2.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-2490

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