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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-5303 · published 5 October 2012

CVE-2012-5303: Monkey-project monkey link following vulnerability

Monkey Project · Monkey

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.

6.9 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 0.32% · top 77.6% CWE-59 · Link following
6.9CVSS 2.0 base score
0.32%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
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
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

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-5303), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.