CVE-2011-2533

N/A Unknown

Published: June 22, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026

Description

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/.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://cgit.freedesktop.org/dbus/dbus/tree/NEWS?h=dbus-1.2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025720

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68173

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://cgit.freedesktop.org/dbus/dbus/tree/NEWS?h=dbus-1.2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025720

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68173

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

N/A / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.3%

20th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-59

Affected Vendors

freedesktop

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