CVE-2011-1136 json
In tesseract 2.03 and 2.04, an attacker can rewrite an arbitrary user file by guessing the PID and creating a link to the user's file.
published 2019-11-14 6 y ago modified 2026-09-14 56 d ago also EUVD-2011-1150
- cvss
- 4.7
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 39%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In tesseract 2.03 and 2.04, an attacker can rewrite an arbitrary user file by guessing the PID and creating a link to the user's file.
Patch / fix
- tesseract Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.04-2.1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1136
Exploit prediction
0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- bugs.debian.org https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=612032 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- bugs.launchpad.net https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tesseract/+bug/607297 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.3 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
References
-
bugs.debian.org
/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=612032
exploit, mailing-list, patch, third-party-advisory
-
bugs.launchpad.net
/ubuntu/+source/tesseract/+bug/607297
exploit, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
-
security-tracker.debian.org
/tracker/CVE-2011-1136
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2011-1136
- NVD CVE-2011-1136
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