CVE-2011-3616
The getSkillname function in the eve module in Conky 1.8.1 and earlier allows local users to...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2011-3616- CVSS 2.0
- 6.3 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2011-3616- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-3575 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2011-3575- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xjx4-cpvw-9jmx No score
The getSkillname function in the eve module in Conky 1.8.1 and earlier allows local users to...
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.
- Record
GHSA-xjx4-cpvw-9jmx- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2011-3616- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-3616 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3616- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10093-1 No score
conky-1.10.4-1.2 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the conky-1.10.4-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10093-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-3616 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in Conky, published November 4, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. Fixed in conky 1.8.0-1.1.