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CVE-2011-1073 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=129891323028897&w=2 CVEExploit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/28/14 CVEExploit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/28/6 CVEExploit
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8117 CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65899 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
apple mac os x
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
freebsd freebsd
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-1073
NVD Published Date:
Mar 4, 2011
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2011-1073 Details - Not Deferred