cobbler: Privilege escalation by processing of crafted management parameters
Published Oct 27, 2014
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.19%
Description
The set_mgmt_parameters function in item.py in cobbler before 2.2.2 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the use of the yaml.load function instead of the yaml.safe_load function, as demonstrated using Puppet.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.2.1
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the version of cobbler as shipped with Red Hat Network Satellite Server 5.4 as it did not include the upstream commit d7b30b5fca5097c544ca37ade8c945a3106b1896 that introduced this flaw.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.19% (0.02192) | 81.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.17% (0.02174) | 79.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.68% (0.00681) | 69.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.72% (0.00720) | 81.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 22, 2024 | 0.72% (0.00720) | 80.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 0.81% (0.00814) | 81.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 10, 2024 | 0.74% (0.00740) | 78.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.76% (0.00761) | 78.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.92% (0.02920) | 83.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.92% (0.02920) | 81.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.92% (0.02920) | 64.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00019.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4953 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/oneiric/+source/cobbler/+bug/858883 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=757062 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=811920 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hpj3-5p46-g87w Advisory
- https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/commit/1b4f9ecf051422eb8512794701900f6199651442
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4953
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4953
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00019.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4953 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/oneiric/+source/cobbler/+bug/858883 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=757062 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=811920 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hpj3-5p46-g87w | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/commit/1b4f9ecf051422eb8512794701900f6199651442 | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4953 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4953 |
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