LOW
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
Published Jan 11, 2011
3.3
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.34%
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 sent.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
3.3 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.34% 0.00342
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00342
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00342) | 25.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00342) | 25.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00030) | 5.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42759 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42793 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2147 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/07/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/07/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.osvdb.org/70305 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45715 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0113 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64528 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/42759 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/42793 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2147 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/07/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/07/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/70305 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45715 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0113 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64528 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jan 11, 2011
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Dec 7, 2010
Link CVE-2011-0007
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a