CVE-2011-2779

low

Published 2011-07-19 · Modified 2026-04-29

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

3.6

Description

Windows Event Log SmartConnector in HP ArcSight Connector Appliance before 6.1 uses world-writable permissions for exported report files, which allows local users to change or delete log data by modifying a file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0770.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
hp	windows_event_log_smartconnector	`{"endIncluding":"6.0.0.60023.2"}`

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.