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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade pimd | Jul 30, 2024 | Jan 11, 2011 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-util/oprofile.Upgrade net-misc/mrouted.Upgrade app-office/gnucash.Upgrade media-libs/fmod.Upgrade x11-apps/xrdb.Upgrade dev-vcs/gitolite.Upgrade sys-apps/shadow.Upgrade media-libs/xine-lib.Upgrade dev-php/PEAR-PEAR.Upgrade games-sports/racer-bin.Upgrade app-misc/ca-certificates.Upgrade net-libs/webkit-gtk.Upgrade sys-fs/lvm2.Upgrade dev-db/unixODBC.Upgrade gnome-base/gdm.Upgrade dev-php/PEAR-Mail.Upgrade dev-libs/xmlsec.Upgrade app-admin/syslog-ng.Upgrade net-analyzer/sflowtool.Upgrade media-sound/lastfmplayer.Upgrade net-libs/libsoup.Upgrade net-misc/vino.Upgrade sys-cluster/resource-agents.Upgrade dev-util/qt-creator.Upgrade net-misc/rsync. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jan 10, 2011 |
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