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CVE-2011-1784
CVE-2011-1784
REJECTED
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.
EPSS 0.05% · 14.9th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.05%
14.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | keepalived | 1:1.2.19-1, 1:1.2.19-1ubuntu0.1, 1:1.2.19-1ubuntu0.2 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | keepalived | 0 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | keepalived | 1:1.3.9-1, 1:1.3.9-1build1, 0 |
Exploit Intelligence
- keepalived-pid-dos(67477) (circl)
- [debian-security] 20110511 Re: World writable pid and lock files. (circl)
- [debian-security] 20110510 World writable pid and lock files. (circl)
- [oss-security] 20110510 CVE request: keepalived pid file permissions issue (circl)
- 47859 (circl)
- 72380 (circl)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=626281 (circl)
- 44460 (circl)
- [oss-security] 20110516 Re: CVE request: keepalived pid file permissions issue (circl)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704039 (circl)
…and 1 more exploits
Timeline
- May 20, 2011 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-1784 third-party-advisory
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=626281 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1784 third-party-advisory