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CVE-2011-1073

nvd nist
Published: Mar 4, 2011Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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1.9
Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 2.9
Source: 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.

Affected (2)

Products: Apple: Mac Os X · Freebsd: Freebsd
Apple
1 product
Mac Os X
Freebsd
1 product
Freebsd
Configuration A
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Mac Os X
All versions
Freebsd
All versions

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 (14)

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

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