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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-6179 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:54:27.082Z

Reserved: 2007-12-03T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2007-6211

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2007-12-04T01:46:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2007-6211

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