CVE-2011-2533

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The configure script in D-Bus (aka DBus) 1.2.x before 1.2.28 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an unspecified file in /tmp/.

La secuencia de comandos de configuración de D-Bus (también conocido como DBus) v1.2.x antes de v1.2.28 permite a usuarios locales sobreescribir ficheros de su elección mediante un ataque de enlaces simbólicos en un archivo especificado en /tmp/.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2011-06-22 CVE Reserved
2011-06-22 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 (3)

URL	Tag	Source
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/dbus/dbus/tree/NEWS?h=dbus-1.2	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025720	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68173	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

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
Freedesktop Search vendor "Freedesktop"		Dbus Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"				1.2.1 Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.2.1"		-		Affected
Freedesktop Search vendor "Freedesktop"		Dbus Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"				1.2.3 Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.2.3"		-		Affected
Freedesktop Search vendor "Freedesktop"		Dbus Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"				1.2.4 Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.2.4"		-		Affected
Freedesktop Search vendor "Freedesktop"		Dbus Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"				1.2.6 Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.2.6"		-		Affected
Freedesktop Search vendor "Freedesktop"		Dbus Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"				1.2.8 Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.2.8"		-		Affected
Freedesktop Search vendor "Freedesktop"		Dbus Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"				1.2.10 Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.2.10"		-		Affected
Freedesktop Search vendor "Freedesktop"		Dbus Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"				1.2.12 Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.2.12"		-		Affected
Freedesktop Search vendor "Freedesktop"		Dbus Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"				1.2.14 Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.2.14"		-		Affected
Freedesktop Search vendor "Freedesktop"		Dbus Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"				1.2.16 Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.2.16"		-		Affected
Freedesktop Search vendor "Freedesktop"		Dbus Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"				1.2.18 Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.2.18"		-		Affected
Freedesktop Search vendor "Freedesktop"		Dbus Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"				1.2.20 Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.2.20"		-		Affected
Freedesktop Search vendor "Freedesktop"		Dbus Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"				1.2.22 Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.2.22"		-		Affected
Freedesktop Search vendor "Freedesktop"		Dbus Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"				1.2.24 Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.2.24"		-		Affected
Freedesktop Search vendor "Freedesktop"		Dbus Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"				1.2.26 Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.2.26"		-		Affected