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CVE-2011-3351
openvas-scanner before 2011-09-11 creates a temporary file insecurely when generating OVAL system characteristics document with the ovaldi…
High7.1EPSS 0.40%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.40% · top 66% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.1.
Weakness
Affected products
openvas-scanner · openvas-scanner
- affected through 2011-09-11
References (4)
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3351 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-3351 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-3351 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3351 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
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