CVE-2011-3616
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-59
Link Following
Publication date:
04/11/2011
Last modified:
11/04/2025
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
Base Score 2.0
6.30
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:conky:conky:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.1 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:conky:conky:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:conky:conky:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:conky:conky:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:conky:conky:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:conky:conky:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:conky:conky:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:conky:conky:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:conky:conky:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:conky:conky:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:conky:conky:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:conky:conky:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:conky:conky:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:conky:conky:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:conky:conky:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=612033
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43225
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46353
- 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=612033
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43225
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46353
- 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



