CVE-2011-0007
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 27.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2011-01-11 01:00Z15 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 21:36Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2010-12-07
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- facb80ff1d66cdac3e01db46082296aac9e42c3e93f56df89e8f3b0e933bd14e
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.debian.orgDSA-2147http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2147
- secunia.com42793http://secunia.com/advisories/42793
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20110107 CVE Request - pimd - Insecure file creation in /var/tmphttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/07/3
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20110107 Re: CVE Request - pimd - Insecure file creation in /var/tmphttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/07/4
- secunia.com42759http://secunia.com/advisories/42759
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.compimd-pimd-symlink(64528)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64528
- www.securityfocus.com45715http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45715
- www.vupen.comADV-2011-0113http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0113
- www.osvdb.org70305http://www.osvdb.org/70305
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- pimd Fixed in 2.1.6-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- pimd Fixed in 2.1.6-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- pimd Fixed in 2.1.6-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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