CVE-2011-3616

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.

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3