DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3616

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3616
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3616.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3616
Upstream
Published
2011-11-04T21:55:07.457Z
Modified
2025-11-19T02:04:27.718849Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / conky

Package

Name
conky
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/conky?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.8.0-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3616.json"

Debian:12 / conky

Package

Name
conky
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/conky?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.8.0-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3616.json"

Debian:13 / conky

Package

Name
conky
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/conky?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.8.0-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3616.json"

Debian:14 / conky

Package

Name
conky
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/conky?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.8.0-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3616.json"