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.
02 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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.42% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 36.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2011-11-04 21:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 23:37Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2011-09-21
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- c2a5f8a8554dade7a57c99c91c8f97764b11826b3ad1b775665060e172c78789
05 Affected products
06 References
- secunia.com43225http://secunia.com/advisories/43225
- bugs.launchpad.nethttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/conky/+bug/607309
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=612033
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20111009 CVE Request -- Conky 1.8.1 "/tmp/.cesf" Insecure Temporary File Security Issuehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/09/4
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20111010 Re: CVE Request -- Conky 1.8.1 "/tmp/.cesf" Insecure Temporary File Security Issuehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/10/8
- secunia.com46353http://secunia.com/advisories/46353
- www.gentoo.orgGLSA-201110-09http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201110-09.xml
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- conky Fixed in 1.8.0-1.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- conky Fixed in 1.8.0-1.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- conky Fixed in 1.8.0-1.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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