CVE-2011-0441 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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/.

Published: 2011-03-29

Score: 6.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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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

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.

The EPSS score is 0.0003.

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

Php Php

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2011-03-29T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:51:09.062Z

Reserved: 2011-01-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-0441

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-03-29T18:55:01.537

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

Link: CVE-2011-0441

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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