Vulnerability in Openvas Openvas-Scanner
CVE-2011-3351
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Openvas Openvas-Scanner
- Openvas-Scanner — versions through 2011-09-11
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3351 (Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3351 (Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-3351?
- CVE-2011-3351 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openvas Openvas-Scanner, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2019-11-25.
- How severe is CVE-2011-3351?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.