CVE-2011-1784
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- May 20, 2011
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Apr 19, 2011
Description
The pidfile_write function in core/pidfile.c in keepalived 1.2.2 and earlier uses 0666 permissions for the (1) keepalived.pid, (2) checkers.pid, and (3) vrrp.pid files in /var/run/, which allows local users to kill arbitrary processes by writing a PID to one of these files.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- keepalived-pid-dos(67477)vdb-entry
- [debian-security] 20110511 Re: World writable pid and lock files.mailing-list
- [debian-security] 20110510 World writable pid and lock files.mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20110510 CVE request: keepalived pid file permissions issuemailing-list
- 47859vdb-entry
- 72380vdb-entry
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=626281
- 44460third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110516 Re: CVE request: keepalived pid file permissions issuemailing-list
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704039
- [debian-security] 20110510 Re: World writable pid and lock files.mailing-list
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