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CVE-2011-2731

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Published: Dec 5, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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5.1
Vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Exploitability: 4.9 / Impact: 6.4
Source: NVD

Description

Race condition in the RunAsManager mechanism in VMware SpringSource Spring Security before 2.0.7 and 3.0.x before 3.0.6 stores the Authentication object in the shared security context, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted thread.

Affected (13)

Vmware
1 product
Springsource Spring Security
Configuration A
13 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Vmware
Springsource Spring Security
Up to 2.0.6
Springsource Spring Security
Up to 3.0.5
Springsource Spring Security
Version 2.0.0
Springsource Spring Security
Version 2.0.1
Springsource Spring Security
Version 2.0.2
Springsource Spring Security
Version 2.0.3
Springsource Spring Security
Version 2.0.4
Springsource Spring Security
Version 2.0.5
Springsource Spring Security
Version 3.0.0
Springsource Spring Security
Version 3.0.1
Springsource Spring Security
Version 3.0.2
Springsource Spring Security
Version 3.0.3
Springsource Spring Security
Version 3.0.4

Related CWEs

CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.

References (8)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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