CVE-2011-2533
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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/.
Find out more about CVE-2011-2533 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
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.
CVSS v2 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | dbus | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | dbus | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | dbus | Not affected |
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