CVE-2007-6211 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local users can gain privileges by appending to arbitrary files if the sing utility is configured with setuid permissions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-6211?
CVE-2007-6211 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Dec 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Send ICMP Nasty Garbage (sing) on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to append to arbitrary files and gain privileges via the -L (output log file) option. NOTE: this issue is only a vulnerability in limited environments, since sing is not installed setuid, and the administrator would need to override a non-setuid default during installation.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6211?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sing Sing.
How do I fix CVE-2007-6211?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-6211 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-6211 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-6211 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fjjj-5jfv-h4xq.