CVE-2011-2520

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

fw_dbus.py in system-config-firewall 1.2.29 and earlier uses the pickle Python module unsafely during D-Bus communication between the GUI and the backend, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted serialized object.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-502

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 21, 2011
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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