CVE-2012-5303 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00036.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Monkey-project	Monkey

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:monkey-project:monkey:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-5226	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=672425
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=688879
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55905

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2012-10-05T21:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:05:46.755Z

Reserved: 2012-10-05T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-5303

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-10-05T21:55:01.270

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-5303

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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