CVE-2011-2533

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/.

CVSS v2.0 3.3 LOW

3.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

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

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/dbus/dbus/tree/NEWS?h=dbus-1.2
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025720
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68173
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/dbus/dbus/tree/NEWS?h=dbus-1.2
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025720
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68173

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.2.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.2.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.2.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.2.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.2.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.2.12:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.2.14:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.2.16:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.2.18:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.2.20:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.2.22:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.2.24:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:1.2.26:::::::*

History

21 Nov 2024, 01:28

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://cgit.freedesktop.org/dbus/dbus/tree/NEWS?h=dbus-1.2 -~~	() http://cgit.freedesktop.org/dbus/dbus/tree/NEWS?h=dbus-1.2 -
References	~~() http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025720 -~~	() http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025720 -
References	~~() https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68173 -~~	() https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68173 -

Information

Published : 2011-06-22 23:55

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51

NVD link : CVE-2011-2533

Mitre link : CVE-2011-2533

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-2533

JSON object : View

Products Affected

freedesktop

dbus

CWE

CWE-59

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

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