CVE-2011-1073

N/A Unknown
Published: March 04, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
View on NVD

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/28/14
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/28/6
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46604
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=129891323028897&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/28/14
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/28/6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8117
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516716/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46604
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65899
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
35th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

apple freebsd