CVE-2011-0532

The (1) backup and restore scripts, (2) main initialization script, and (3) ldap-agent script in 389 Directory Server 1.2.x (aka Red Hat Directory Server 8.2.x) place a zero-length directory name in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in the current working directory.

Published: 2011-02-23 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-0532 is rated Low Risk (28.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-0532

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 2025-03-30 0.05% 0.05% -0.00%
2 2025-03-29 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-0532

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.2 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 1.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-0532

OS Trackers for CVE-2011-0532

vendor priority summary link
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0532

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-0532

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-2011-0532

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