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CVE-2011-1073

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2011-1073 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from apple, from freebsd organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2011, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2011-03-04T23:00:01.090

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 1.9 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-59

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	*	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	*	Yes

References

http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=129891323028897&w=2 Exploit ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/28/14 Exploit ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/28/6 Exploit ([email protected])
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8117 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516716/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46604 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65899 ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=129891323028897&w=2 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/28/14 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/28/6 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8117 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516716/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46604 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65899 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For apple's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.