CVE-2011-1073
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.44%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.44% probability · 37th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- apple/mac os x · freebsd/freebsd
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=129891323028897&w=2Exploit
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/28/14Exploit
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/28/6Exploit
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8117
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516716/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46604
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65899
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=129891323028897&w=2Exploit
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/28/14Exploit
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/28/6Exploit
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8117
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516716/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46604
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65899
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.