CVE-2011-4953: Improper Input Validation
(updated )
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.
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00019.html
- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/oneiric/+source/cobbler/+bug/858883
- bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=757062
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-hpj3-5p46-g87w
- github.com/cobbler/cobbler/commit/1b4f9ecf051422eb8512794701900f6199651442
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4953
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