CVE-2011-1073
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CVE-2011-1073 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Mac Os X | All versions |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | All versions |
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