CVE-2011-2185

Severity Score

5.3

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Fabric before 1.1.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) a /tmp/fab.*.tar file or (2) certain other files in the top level of /tmp/.

Fabric anteriores a v1.1.0 permite a usuarios locales sobreescribir ficheros arbitrarios mediante un ataque de enlaces simbólicos en (1) un fichero /tmp/fab.*. o (2) algunos ficheros en el nivel superior de /tmp/.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2011-05-31 CVE Reserved
2011-07-27 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

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

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=629003	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/03/5	Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/06/12	Mailing List
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710462	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://code.fabfile.org/projects/fabric/files/Fabric-1.1.0.tar.gz	2011-08-02

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062534.html	2011-08-02

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Fabfile Search vendor "Fabfile"		Fabric Search vendor "Fabfile" for product "Fabric"				<= 1.0.2 Search vendor "Fabfile" for product "Fabric" and version " <= 1.0.2"		-		Affected
Fabfile Search vendor "Fabfile"		Fabric Search vendor "Fabfile" for product "Fabric"				0.9 Search vendor "Fabfile" for product "Fabric" and version "0.9"		-		Affected
Fabfile Search vendor "Fabfile"		Fabric Search vendor "Fabfile" for product "Fabric"				0.9.1 Search vendor "Fabfile" for product "Fabric" and version "0.9.1"		-		Affected
Fabfile Search vendor "Fabfile"		Fabric Search vendor "Fabfile" for product "Fabric"				0.9.2 Search vendor "Fabfile" for product "Fabric" and version "0.9.2"		-		Affected
Fabfile Search vendor "Fabfile"		Fabric Search vendor "Fabfile" for product "Fabric"				0.9.3 Search vendor "Fabfile" for product "Fabric" and version "0.9.3"		-		Affected
Fabfile Search vendor "Fabfile"		Fabric Search vendor "Fabfile" for product "Fabric"				0.9.4 Search vendor "Fabfile" for product "Fabric" and version "0.9.4"		-		Affected
Fabfile Search vendor "Fabfile"		Fabric Search vendor "Fabfile" for product "Fabric"				0.9.5 Search vendor "Fabfile" for product "Fabric" and version "0.9.5"		-		Affected
Fabfile Search vendor "Fabfile"		Fabric Search vendor "Fabfile" for product "Fabric"				0.9.6 Search vendor "Fabfile" for product "Fabric" and version "0.9.6"		-		Affected
Fabfile Search vendor "Fabfile"		Fabric Search vendor "Fabfile" for product "Fabric"				0.9.7 Search vendor "Fabfile" for product "Fabric" and version "0.9.7"		-		Affected
Fabfile Search vendor "Fabfile"		Fabric Search vendor "Fabfile" for product "Fabric"				1.0.0 Search vendor "Fabfile" for product "Fabric" and version "1.0.0"		-		Affected
Fabfile Search vendor "Fabfile"		Fabric Search vendor "Fabfile" for product "Fabric"				1.0.1 Search vendor "Fabfile" for product "Fabric" and version "1.0.1"		-		Affected