{"cve":"CVE-2011-2473","nvd":{"published":"2011-06-09T21:55:01.383","modified":"2026-06-16T23:31:24.520","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-59"],"references":["http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=624212","http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/03/1","http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/6","http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/7","http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/11/1"],"products":["maynard_johnson:oprofile"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:58:50.521460154+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2011-2473","score":0.00401,"percentile":0.34395,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}