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CVE-2012-5303
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…
Medium6.9EPSS 0.32%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.32% · top 75% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=688879 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 55905 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=672425 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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