What is the severity of CVE-2011-2779?

CVE-2011-2779 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to the risk of unauthorized modification or deletion of log data.

How do I fix CVE-2011-2779?

To fix CVE-2011-2779, apply the latest security updates from HP that address permission settings for exported report files.

What systems are affected by CVE-2011-2779?

CVE-2011-2779 affects various HP ArcSight Connector Appliances including the C5400, C5200, C3200, C3400, C1300, C1000 models and the Windows Event Log SmartConnector versions up to 6.0.0.60023.2.

What impact does CVE-2011-2779 have on system security?

CVE-2011-2779 allows local users to potentially alter or erase important log data, which can hinder security auditing and incident response.

Is there a workaround for CVE-2011-2779?

A possible workaround for CVE-2011-2779 is to restrict local user access to the affected log files until a patch can be applied.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2011-2779

low

3.6

CWE

264

19/7/2011

6/8/2024

CVE-2011-2779

First published: Tue Jul 19 2011(Updated: )

Windows Event Log SmartConnector in HP ArcSight Connector Appliance before 6.1 uses world-writable permissions for exported report files, which allows local users to change or delete log data by modifying a file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0770.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Hp Arcsight C5400 Appliance
Hp Arcsight C5200 Appliance
Hp Arcsight C3200 Appliance
Hp Arcsight C3400 Appliance
Hp Arcsight C1300 Appliance
Hp Arcsight C1000 Appliance
Hp Windows Event Log Smartconnector	<=6.0.0.60023.2

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-2779?
CVE-2011-2779 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to the risk of unauthorized modification or deletion of log data.
How do I fix CVE-2011-2779?
To fix CVE-2011-2779, apply the latest security updates from HP that address permission settings for exported report files.
What systems are affected by CVE-2011-2779?
CVE-2011-2779 affects various HP ArcSight Connector Appliances including the C5400, C5200, C3200, C3400, C1300, C1000 models and the Windows Event Log SmartConnector versions up to 6.0.0.60023.2.
What impact does CVE-2011-2779 have on system security?
CVE-2011-2779 allows local users to potentially alter or erase important log data, which can hinder security auditing and incident response.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2011-2779?
A possible workaround for CVE-2011-2779 is to restrict local user access to the affected log files until a patch can be applied.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-2779?
CVE-2011-2779 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to the risk of unauthorized modification or deletion of log data.
How do I fix CVE-2011-2779?
To fix CVE-2011-2779, apply the latest security updates from HP that address permission settings for exported report files.
What systems are affected by CVE-2011-2779?
CVE-2011-2779 affects various HP ArcSight Connector Appliances including the C5400, C5200, C3200, C3400, C1300, C1000 models and the Windows Event Log SmartConnector versions up to 6.0.0.60023.2.
What impact does CVE-2011-2779 have on system security?
CVE-2011-2779 allows local users to potentially alter or erase important log data, which can hinder security auditing and incident response.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2011-2779?
A possible workaround for CVE-2011-2779 is to restrict local user access to the affected log files until a patch can be applied.