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.

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.

EPSS: 0.004 (32.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Openvas Openvas-scanner
Openvas-scanner — versions through 2011-09-11

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_MISC, 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.