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
Link | Resource |
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https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-3351 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3351 | Third Party Advisory |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-3351 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3351 | Broken Link |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2019-11-25 14:15
Updated : 2019-12-11 10:39
NVD link : CVE-2011-3351
Mitre link : CVE-2011-3351
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CWE
CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Products Affected
openvas
- openvas-scanner