vulnerability
Arch Linux: Arbitrary file overwrite (CVE-2017-6188)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Feb 22, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Feb 22, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
A vulnerability in munin allows attackers to overwrite any file accessible to the webserver user by setting multiple upper_limit GET parameters when CGI graphs are enabled.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-6188
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-6188
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96399
- https://bugs.debian.org/855705
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2017-15253
- https://github.com/munin-monitoring/munin/issues/721
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201905-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-05
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3794
- CWE-20
- EUVD-EUVD-2017-15253
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