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TI-2011-02961 Aliases CVE-2011-3351GHSA-8jm3-2795-wc98

Link following in openvas-scanner

Priority LOW 31CWE-59Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00398 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
openvas-scanneropenvas-scannerthrough 2011-09-11—No fix listedCNA
  • openvas-scanner Vendoropenvas-scanner Affected through 2011-09-11 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas-scanner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2011-09-11VulnerableOpenVAS
  • cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas-scanner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2011-09-11 Vulnerable ·OpenVAS

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-3351
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8jm3-2795-wc98

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

Sources

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