CVE-2011-3616 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Conky versions 1.8.1 and earlier, specifically within the getSkillname function of the eve module. This flaw allows local attackers to overwrite arbitrary files through a symlink attack targeting the /tmp/.cesf file. With a CVSS score of 6.3, it has high impact on integrity and availability, but requires medium attack complexity and local access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:conky:conky:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:conky:conky:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:conky:conky:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:conky:conky:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:conky:conky:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
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