VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-3616
The getSkillname function in the eve module in Conky 1.8.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/.cesf.
MEDIUM 6.3EPSS 0.42%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.42%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The getSkillname function in the eve module in Conky 1.8.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/.cesf.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.3 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.42% probability · 36th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- conky/conky
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=612033Exploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43225Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46353Vendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201110-09.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/09/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/10/8
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/conky/+bug/607309
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=612033Exploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43225Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46353Vendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201110-09.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/09/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/10/8
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/conky/+bug/607309
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.