CVE-2011-3616

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-3616
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-11-04 21:55:07 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.3 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-59 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Conky Conky 1.1 All All All
Application Conky Conky 1.2 All All All
Application Conky Conky 1.3.0 All All All
Application Conky Conky 1.3.1 All All All
Application Conky Conky 1.3.2 All All All
Application Conky Conky 1.3.3 All All All
Application Conky Conky 1.3.4 All All All
Application Conky Conky 1.3.5 All All All
Application Conky Conky 1.4.0 All All All
Application Conky Conky 1.4.1 All All All
Application Conky Conky 1.4.2 All All All
Application Conky Conky 1.4.3 All All All
Application Conky Conky 1.4.4 All All All
Application Conky Conky 1.4.5 All All All
Application Conky Conky 1.4.6 All All All
Application Conky Conky 1.4.7 All All All
Application Conky Conky 1.4.8 All All All
Application Conky Conky 1.4.9 All All All
Application Conky Conky 1.5.0 All All All
Application Conky Conky 1.5.1 All All All
Application Conky Conky 1.6.0 All All All
Application Conky Conky 1.6.1 All All All
Application Conky Conky 1.7.0 All All All
Application Conky Conky 1.7.1 All All All
Application Conky Conky 1.7.1.1 All All All
Application Conky Conky 1.7.2 All All All
Application Conky Conky 1.8.0 All All All
Application Conky Conky All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Conky "/tmp/.cesf" Insecure Temporary File Security Issue - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- Conky 1.8.1 "/tmp/.cesf" Insecure Temporary File Security Issue af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Conky: Privilege escalation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org
oss-security - CVE Request -- Conky 1.8.1 "/tmp/.cesf" Insecure Temporary File Security Issue af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Bug #607309 “vulnerability: rewrite arbitrary user file” : Bugs : conky package : Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.launchpad.net
Gentoo update for conky - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
#612033 - vulnerability: rewrite arbitrary user file - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org Exploit
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