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vendor:
Conky
by:
Arturo D'Elia
7,5
CVSS
HIGH
Denial of Service (DoS)
400
CWE
Product Name: Conky
Affected Version From: 1.8.0
Affected Version To: 1.8.0
Patch Exists: NO
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: a:conky:conky
Metasploit: N/A
Other Scripts: N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References: N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: Linux
2010

Conky 1.8.0 on Linux Local DoS/PoC Exploit

This exploit is for Conky 1.8.0 on Linux. It was discovered by Arturo D'Elia on 12 Dec 2010. The exploit is a local DoS/PoC exploit which sends a DoS/PoC string to the conky configuration file. This causes the system to crash.

Mitigation:

No fix is available for this vulnerability.
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