---
id: CVE-2011-1136
title: >-
  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.
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.
severity: medium
cvss: 4.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-59
vendor: tesseract-ocr
product: tesseract_ocr
affected:
  - tesseract_ocr = 2.03
  - tesseract_ocr = 2.04
  - debian_linux = 8.0
  - debian_linux = 9.0
  - debian_linux = 10.0
published: '2019-11-14'
updated: '2026-09-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-14T14:10:44.773'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1136'
references:
  - url: 'https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=612032'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tesseract/+bug/607297'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1136'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=612032'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tesseract/+bug/607297'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1136'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00451
epssPercentile: 0.3844
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T14:19:48.712Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `tesseract_ocr = 2.03`
- `tesseract_ocr = 2.04`
- `debian_linux = 8.0`
- `debian_linux = 9.0`
- `debian_linux = 10.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.