{"id":"CVE-2011-3216","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2011-3216","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T19:49:07.653Z","title":"The kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.2 does not properly implement the sticky bit for directories, which might allow local users to bypass intended permissions and delete files via an unlink system call.","description":"The kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.2 does not properly implement the sticky bit for directories, which might allow local users to bypass intended permissions and delete files via an unlink system call.","published":"2011-10-14T10:55:09.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:32:54.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"product-security@apple.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":2.1,"severity":"LOW","vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-264"],"affected":["apple/mac os x","apple/mac os x server"],"epss":{"score":0.00348,"percentile":0.28119,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.35%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50085","source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50085","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3216","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}