CVE-2007-6211
Send ICMP Nasty Garbage (sing) on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to append to arbitrary...
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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What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2007-6211- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2007-6211- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-6179 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2007-6179- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fjjj-5jfv-h4xq No score
Send ICMP Nasty Garbage (sing) on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to append to arbitrary...
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.
- Record
GHSA-fjjj-5jfv-h4xq- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Send ICMP Nasty Garbage (SING) - Append File Logrotate | 2007-12-06 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, exploits, facts, references, title | Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-6211 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Sing, published December 4, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.89%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
osvdb.org/44157
securityfocus.com/archive/1/484591/100/200/threaded
securityreason.com/securityalert/3412
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38822
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6211
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fjjj-5jfv-h4xq