Vulnerability CVE-2011-3616
Published: 2011-11-04   Modified: 2012-02-13

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.

Type:

CWE-59

 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following'))

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.3/10
9.2/10
3.4/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Conky -> Conky 

 References:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/conky/+bug/607309
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/10/8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/09/4
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201110-09.xml
http://secunia.com/advisories/46353
http://secunia.com/advisories/43225
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=612033
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