CVE-2011-0022

The setup scripts in 389 Directory Server 1.2.x (aka Red Hat Directory Server 8.2.x), when multiple unprivileged instances are configured, use 0777 permissions for the /var/run/dirsrv directory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (daemon outage or arbitrary process termination) by replacing PID files contained in this directory.

Published: 2011-02-23 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-0022 is rated Low Risk (19.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.04%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-0022

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2023-03-07 0.95% 0.04% -0.91%
2 2023-02-13 1.03% 0.95% -0.08%
3 2023-02-03 1.03%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-0022

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.7 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
3.4 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-0022

OS Trackers for CVE-2011-0022

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0022

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-0022

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.5:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.5:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.6:a2:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.6:a3:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.6:a4:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.6:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.6:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.6:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.6:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.7:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.7.5 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.8:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.8:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat directory_server 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat directory_server 8.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:8.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-0022

cvelogic Threat Intelligence