CVE-2011-3616 in Conky

Summary

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.

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• Reservation: 09/21/2011
• Disclosure: 11/04/2011
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-59383 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-59 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 7.7
• EPSS: 0.00033
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3616
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3616
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2011-3616/