CVE-2011-3351 Path traversal in openvas-scanner
A local attacker can exploit insecure temporary file creation in OpenVAS to overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-3351?
CVE-2011-3351 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in openvas-scanner, published on 25 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3351?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openvas Openvas-Scanner.
How do I fix CVE-2011-3351?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-3351 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2011-3351 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3351 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8jm3-2795-wc98.