CVE-2011-0007

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: 2011-01-10 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-0007 is rated Low Risk (22.5/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.34%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-0007

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.04% 0.34% +0.30%
2 2023-03-07 1.28% 0.04% -1.24%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.28% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-0007

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.3 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.4 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-0007

OS Trackers for CVE-2011-0007

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2011-0007 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (pimd), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-0007
gentoo high CVE-2011-0007: 1 GLSA(s) (201412-09), 25 atom(s) (app-admin/syslog-ng, app-misc/ca-certificates, …); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2011-0007
ubuntu medium CVE-2011-0007 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (pimd), 12 status rows across 12 suites (dapper, hardy, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): not-affected 6, ignored 5, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-0007

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-0007

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
troglobit pimd 2.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:troglobit:pimd:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-0007

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