CVE-2011-3616
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.3EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-59
- EPSS score
- 0.4% (37th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2011-3575)
- Published
- November 4, 2011
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-3575 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
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References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=612033(Exploit)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43225(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46353(Vendor Advisory)
- 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
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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