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Status published
Medium
CVE-2011-3616
The getSkillname function in the eve module in Conky 1.8.1...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43225
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/conky/+bug/607309
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=612033
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/09/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/10/8
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46353
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201110-09.xml
Affected Vendor
conky
View all reports →Affected Software
conky
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3.0, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.3.4, 1.3.5, 1.4.0, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3, 1.4.4, 1.4.5, 1.4.6, 1.4.7, 1.4.8, 1.4.9, 1.5.0, 1.5.1, 1.6.0, 1.6.1, 1.7.0, 1.7.1, 1.7.1.1, 1.7.2, 1.8.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 4th, 2011
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.