CVE-2011-1784
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control
Publication date:
20/05/2011
Last modified:
11/04/2025
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.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
3.60
Severity 2.0
LOW
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:keepalived:keepalived:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.2 (including) | |
cpe:2.3:a:keepalived:keepalived:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:keepalived:keepalived:0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:keepalived:keepalived:0.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:keepalived:keepalived:0.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:keepalived:keepalived:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:keepalived:keepalived:0.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:keepalived:keepalived:0.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:keepalived:keepalived:0.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:keepalived:keepalived:0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:keepalived:keepalived:0.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:keepalived:keepalived:0.4.9a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:keepalived:keepalived:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:keepalived:keepalived:0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:keepalived:keepalived:0.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=626281
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-security/2011/05/msg00012.html
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-security/2011/05/msg00013.html
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-security/2011/05/msg00018.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/5
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/16/7
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44460
- http://www.osvdb.org/72380
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47859
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704039
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67477
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=626281
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-security/2011/05/msg00012.html
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-security/2011/05/msg00013.html
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-security/2011/05/msg00018.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/5
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/16/7
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44460
- http://www.osvdb.org/72380
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47859
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704039
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67477