CVE-2011-4953

Advisory

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.

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Vulnerability changelog

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Resources

• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/oneiric/+source/cobbler/+bug/858883
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00019.html
• https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=757062
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4953
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-4953