01 Record
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.43% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 37.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2011-03-04 22:00Z15 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 22:14Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2011-02-24
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 7a9670ee50450803254aa0fe4b95cfd850e129a3f074bff0df2b6b3b08516ecc
05 Affected products
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comfreebsd-realpath-info-disc(65899)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65899
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110228 Re: CVE request: FreeBSD/OS X crontab information leakagehttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/28/14
- www.securityfocus.com46604http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46604
- securityreason.com8117http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8117
- www.securityfocus.com20110228 FreeBSD crontab information leakagehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516716/100/0/threaded
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110228 CVE request: FreeBSD/OS X crontab information leakagehttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/28/6
- marc.info20110228 FreeBSD crontab information leakagehttp://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=129891323028897&w=2