CVE-2011-3616

MediumCVSS 6.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.3/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

Timeline

Published: Nov 4, 2011
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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