CVE-2012-5303
Monkey HTTP Daemon 0.9.3 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink...
Monkey HTTP Daemon 0.9.3 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a PID file, as demonstrated by a pathname different from the default /var/run/monkey.pid pathname.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Monkey HTTP Daemon 0.9.3 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a PID file, as demonstrated by a pathname different from the default /var/run/monkey.pid pathname.
- Record
CVE-2012-5303- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Monkey HTTP Daemon 0.9.3 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a PID file, as demonstrated by a pathname different from the default /var/run/monkey.pid pathname.
- Record
CVE-2012-5303- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5226 No score
Monkey HTTP Daemon 0.9.3 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a PID file, as demonstrated by a pathname different from the default /var/run/monkey.pid pathname.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5226- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xq25-m329-6gr4 No score
Monkey HTTP Daemon 0.9.3 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink...
Monkey HTTP Daemon 0.9.3 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a PID file, as demonstrated by a pathname different from the default /var/run/monkey.pid pathname.
- Record
GHSA-xq25-m329-6gr4- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-5303 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Monkey-project Monkey, published October 5, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.