CVE-2011-0441

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Published Mar 29, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 6.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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 Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-2195-1	php5 security update
EUVD	EUVD-2011-0466	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/.
Ubuntu USN	USN-1126-1	PHP vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-1358-1	PHP vulnerabilities

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.339% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=618489
http://git.debian.org/?p=pkg-php/php.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d09fd04ed7bfcf7f008360c6a42025108925df09
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:069
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46928
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0910
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66180

History

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Subscriptions

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 9:51 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 29, 2011, 6:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 9:51 PM
Reserved: Jan 12, 2011, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:27 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 29, 2011, 6:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:27 PM

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