dbus: Possibility of symlink attack in /tmp during compilation
Published Jun 22, 2011
3.3
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.29%
Description
The configure script in D-Bus (aka DBus) 1.2.x before 1.2.28 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an unspecified file in /tmp/.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.4
- 1.2.6
- 1.2.8
- 1.2.10
- 1.2.12
- 1.2.14
- 1.2.16
- 1.2.18
- 1.2.20
- 1.2.22
- 1.2.24
- 1.2.26
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
dbus
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
dbus
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
dbus
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | dbus | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | dbus | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | dbus | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue is compile-time only and does not affect binary dbus packages, shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6. We therefore currently have no plans to fix this flaw in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
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:N/I:P/A:P
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.29% (0.00286) | 19.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.29% (0.00286) | 20.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00031) | 5.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/dbus/dbus/tree/NEWS?h=dbus-1.2 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025720 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2533 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=715540 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68173 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2533
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2533
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://cgit.freedesktop.org/dbus/dbus/tree/NEWS?h=dbus-1.2 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025720 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2533 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=715540 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68173 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2533 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2533 |
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