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CVE-2007-6211

HIGH CVSS: 7.2 Published: 2007-12-04 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Debian Debian LinuxSing Sing

Weakness Type

CWE-264

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