CVE-2011-1074 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

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.

The EPSS score is 0.00009.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
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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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

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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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2011-03-04T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:14:27.617Z

Reserved: 2011-02-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-1074

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-03-04T23:00:01.340

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-1074

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

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