CVE-2011-2765
Insecure temporary file handling
N/A
Published: August 20, 2018 at 01:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:31 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPyro
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
pyro before 3.15 unsafely handles pid files in temporary directory locations and opening the pid file as root. An attacker can use this flaw to overwrite arbitrary files via symlinks.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 3.15
Affected range stops below 3.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.debian.org/631912x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/irmen/Pyro3/commit/554e095a62c4412c91f981e72fd34a936ac2bf1ex_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://pythonhosted.org/Pyro/12-changes.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59
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