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CVE-2011-3351 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.1 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3351 CVEBroken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-3351 CVEIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-3351 CVEIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3351 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3351 [email protected]Broken Link

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
openvas openvas-scanner
< 2011-09-11

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas-scanner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-3351
NVD Published Date:
Nov 25, 2019
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2011-3351 Details - Not Deferred