VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2011-3351

CVSS score7.1 HIGH
EPSS probability0.40%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-11-25
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Primary references