CVE-2011-1073

Severity Score

1.9

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

crontab.c in crontab in FreeBSD and Apple Mac OS X allows local users to (1) determine the existence of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/crontab.XXXXXXXXXX temporary file and (2) perform MD5 checksum comparisons on arbitrary pairs of files via two symlink attacks on /tmp/crontab.XXXXXXXXXX temporary files.

crontab.c de crontab de FreeBSD y Apple Mac OS X permie a usuarios locales (1) determinar la existencia de archivos arbitrarios a través de un ataque de enlace simbólico en el fichero temporal /tmp/crontab.XXXXXXXXXX y (2) y realizar comparaciones de MD5 checksum entre pares de archivos arbitrarios a través de dos ataques de enlace simbólicio en los archivos temporales /tmp/crontab.XXXXXXXXXX.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 1.9

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2011-02-24 CVE Reserved
2011-03-04 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-06 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8117	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516716/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46604	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65899	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=129891323028897&w=2	2024-08-06
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/28/14	2024-08-06
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/28/6	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				*		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				*		-		Affected