CVE-2012-5303 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2012-10-05

Score: 6.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Tracking

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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.

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.

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

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Subscriptions

Monkey-project Monkey

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2012-10-05T21:00:00.000Z

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

Reserved: 2012-10-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-5303

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-5303

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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