CVE-2011-3616 (GCVE-0-2011-3616)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2011-11-04 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 23:37
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Summary
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.
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CWE
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