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CVE-2011-2533

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Published: Jun 22, 2011Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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3.3
Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 4.9
Source: NVD

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/.

Affected (14)

Products: Freedesktop: Dbus
Freedesktop
1 product
Dbus
Configuration A
14 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Freedesktop
Dbus
Version 1.2.10
Dbus
Version 1.2.12
Dbus
Version 1.2.14
Dbus
Version 1.2.16
Dbus
Version 1.2.18
Dbus
Version 1.2.1
Dbus
Version 1.2.20
Dbus
Version 1.2.22
Dbus
Version 1.2.24
Dbus
Version 1.2.26
Dbus
Version 1.2.3
Dbus
Version 1.2.4
Dbus
Version 1.2.6
Dbus
Version 1.2.8

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 (6)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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