Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in device-linux.c in the router advertisement daemon (radvd) before 1.8.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files, and remote attackers to overwrite certain files, via a .. (dot dot) in an interface name. NOTE: this can be leveraged with a symlink to overwrite arbitrary files.
Published: 2014-04-27
Score: 6.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2323-1 radvd security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-3561 Directory traversal vulnerability in device-linux.c in the router advertisement daemon (radvd) before 1.8.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files, and remote attackers to overwrite certain files, via a .. (dot dot) in an interface name. NOTE: this can be leveraged with a symlink to overwrite arbitrary files.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1257-1 radvd vulnerabilities
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Litech Router Advertisement Daemon
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T23:37:48.598Z

Reserved: 2011-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-3602

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-04-27T21:55:05.430

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2011-3602

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-3602 - Bugzilla

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