CVE-2011-0007 — pimd 2

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.

01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2011-01-11T01:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-06T21:36:02.386Z

09References

• www.debian.org — http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2147
• secunia.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/42793
• www.openwall.com — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/07/3
• www.openwall.com — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/07/4
• secunia.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/42759
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com — https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64528
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45715
• www.vupen.com — http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0113
• www.osvdb.org — http://www.osvdb.org/70305