CVE-2011-0007

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    CVE-2011-0007

    Published: 11 Jan 2011Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/42759, http://secunia.com/advisories/42793, http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2147, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0113, 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, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64528

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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