VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2012-5303
CVSS score6.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.32%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-10-05
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
Monkey HTTP Daemon 0.9.3 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a PID file, as demonstrated by a pathname different from the default /var/run/monkey.pid pathname.
Weakness classification
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')