CVE-2011-3351
HIGHopenvas-scanner < 2011-09-11 - Symlink Attack via Insecure Temporary File Creation
Title source: llmDescription
openvas-scanner before 2011-09-11 creates a temporary file insecurely when generating OVAL system characteristics document with the ovaldi integrated tool enabled. A local attacker could use this flaw to conduct symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary files on the system.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3351
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-3351
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-3351
Broken Link x_refsource_misc
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3351
Scores
CVSS v3
7.1
EPSS
0.0040
EPSS Percentile
31.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (1)
openvas/openvas-scanner
< 2011-09-11
Published
Nov 25, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026