What is the severity of CVE-2011-3180?

CVE-2011-3180 is considered to have a medium severity due to its potential to allow arbitrary command execution.

How do I fix CVE-2011-3180?

To fix CVE-2011-3180, update to the latest version of the affected software, specifically kiwi version 4.98.08 or later, or SUSE Studio Onsite and Extension for System z version 1.2.1 or later.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3180?

CVE-2011-3180 affects kiwi versions prior to 4.98.08 and SUSE Studio Onsite and Extension for System z versions 1.2 before 1.2.1.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2011-3180?

CVE-2011-3180 is a command injection vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands through the misuse of file paths.

Who can be impacted by CVE-2011-3180?

Users of the affected versions of SUSE Studio Onsite and extension, as well as those utilizing vulnerable versions of kiwi, are impacted by CVE-2011-3180.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2011-3180

high

7.5

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

16/4/2014

6/8/2024

CVE-2011-3180

First published: Wed Apr 16 2014(Updated: )

kiwi before 4.98.08, as used in SUSE Studio Onsite 1.2 before 1.2.1 and SUSE Studio Extension for System z 1.2 before 1.2.1, allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the path of an overlay file, related to chown.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
SUSE Studio Extension for System z	=1.2
SUSE Studio Onsite	=1.2
Suse Kiwi	<=4.98.07

Remedy

https://github.com/openSUSE/kiwi/commit/f0f74b3f6ac6d47f7919aa9db380c0ad41ffe55f#

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-3180?
CVE-2011-3180 is considered to have a medium severity due to its potential to allow arbitrary command execution.
How do I fix CVE-2011-3180?
To fix CVE-2011-3180, update to the latest version of the affected software, specifically kiwi version 4.98.08 or later, or SUSE Studio Onsite and Extension for System z version 1.2.1 or later.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3180?
CVE-2011-3180 affects kiwi versions prior to 4.98.08 and SUSE Studio Onsite and Extension for System z versions 1.2 before 1.2.1.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2011-3180?
CVE-2011-3180 is a command injection vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands through the misuse of file paths.
Who can be impacted by CVE-2011-3180?
Users of the affected versions of SUSE Studio Onsite and extension, as well as those utilizing vulnerable versions of kiwi, are impacted by CVE-2011-3180.

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