4.0CVSSMEDIUM
Description
The policy definition evaluator in Condor before 7.4.2 does not properly handle attributes in a WANT_SUSPEND policy that evaluate to an UNDEFINED state, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (condor_startd exit) via a crafted job.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAccess VectorNetwork
AC:LAccess ComplexityLow
Au:SAuthenticationSingle
Impact
C:NConfidentialityNone
I:NIntegrityNone
A:PAvailabilityPartial
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1 technique Initial Access
References
https://htcondor-wiki.cs.wisc.edu/index.cgi/tktview?tn=1001
htcondor-wiki.cs.wisc.edu
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=540545
bugzilla.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0773.html
rhn.redhat.com
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Timeline
Published
Oct 11, 2013
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026
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