CVE-2011-1074

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Published Mar 4, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 1.9 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

crontab.c in crontab in FreeBSD allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary directories via a command-line argument composed of a directory name concatenated with a directory traversal sequence that leads to the /etc/crontab pathname.

Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-1089	crontab.c in crontab in FreeBSD allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary directories via a command-line argument composed of a directory name concatenated with a directory traversal sequence that leads to the /etc/crontab pathname.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.521% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=129891323028897&w=2
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/28/14
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/28/6
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8117
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516716/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46604
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65900

History

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Subscriptions

Freebsd Freebsd

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 10:14 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Mar 4, 2011, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 10:14 PM
Reserved: Feb 24, 2011, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:28 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 4, 2011, 11:00 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:28 PM

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