CVE-2011-0007
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
3.3
Description
pimd 2.1.5 and possibly earlier versions allows user-assisted local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) pimd.dump when a USR1 signal is sent, or (2) pimd.cache when USR2 is sent.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.1.6-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.1.6-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.1.6-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.1.6-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.1.6-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| troglobit | pimd | 2.1.5 | |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42759
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42793
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2147
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/07/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/07/4
- http://www.osvdb.org/70305
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45715
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0113
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64528
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-0007
CWEs
CWE-59
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.