CVE-2011-0441

Published: Mar 29, 2011Modified: Apr 29, 2026

6.3

Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 9.2

Source: NVD

Description

The Debian GNU/Linux /etc/cron.d/php5 cron job for PHP 5.3.5 allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a directory under /var/lib/php5/.

Affected (1)

Products: Php: Php

Php

1 product

Php

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Php Php	Version 5.3.5

Related CWEs

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

References (12)

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=618489

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://git.debian.org/?p=pkg-php/php.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d09fd04ed7bfcf7f008360c6a42025108925df09

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:069

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46928

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0910

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66180

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=618489