6.3 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
6.2 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
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.
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=612033
secunia.com/advisories/43225
secunia.com/advisories/46353
www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201110-09.xml
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/09/4
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/10/8
bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/conky/+bug/607309