# CVE-2011-2533: 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 unsp

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-06-22 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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/.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/dbus/dbus/tree/NEWS?h=dbus-1.2
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68173
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025720

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