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CVE-2007-6358

pdftops.pl before 1.20 in alternate pdftops filter allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the pdfin.[PID].…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.9
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.5%
percentile 41%
Public exploits
0
none known

pdftops.pl before 1.20 in alternate pdftops filter allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the pdfin.[PID].tmp temporary file, which is created when pdftops reads a PDF file from stdin, such as when pdftops is invoked by CUPS.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.47% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.04.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

References

  • secunia.com /advisories/28113 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/28200 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/usn-563-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • bugs.gentoo.org /show_bug.cgi?id=201042 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • gentoo.org /security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-14.xml · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/26919 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • cups.org /articles.php?L515 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2007/dsa-1437 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/28386 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /42029 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/28139 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred

Sources

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