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.
Remediation
References
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=677814
http://secunia.com/advisories/55155
http://support.springsource.com/security/cve-2011-2731
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029151
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