Vulnerability in Keepalived
CVE-2011-1784
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 3.6 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 28.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Keepalived — versions 0.2.1, 0.2.3, 0.2.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67477 (vdb-entry)
- lists.debian.org/debian-security/2011/05/msg00018.html (mailing-list)
- lists.debian.org/debian-security/2011/05/msg00012.html (mailing-list)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/5 (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/47859 (vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/72380 (vdb-entry)
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
- secunia.com/advisories/44460 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/16/7 (mailing-list)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi