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
Published Mar 4, 2011
1.9
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.44%
Description
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00438) | 35.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00438) | 34.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.02% (0.00017) | 2.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=129891323028897&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/28/14 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/28/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8117 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516716/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46604 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65899 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=129891323028897&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/28/14 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/28/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8117 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516716/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46604 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65899 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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