CVE-2007-5718
vobcopy 0.5.14 allows local users to append data to an arbitrary file, or create an arbitrary new file, via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/vobcopy.bla or (2) /tmp/vobcopy_0.5.14.log temporary file.
02 Description
vobcopy 0.5.14 allows local users to append data to an arbitrary file, or create an arbitrary new file, via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/vobcopy.bla or (2) /tmp/vobcopy_0.5.14.log temporary file.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 28.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2007-10-30 21:00Z19 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 15:39Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2007-10-30
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 7fb5fa5d4596f90e253c8894eeb2d04ca79170865d832b52f89098d0e02a5b3c
05 Affected products
06 References
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200803-11http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-11.xml
- secunia.com29259http://secunia.com/advisories/29259
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=448319
- www.securityfocus.com26233http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26233
- osvdb.org41997http://osvdb.org/41997
- secunia.com27420http://secunia.com/advisories/27420
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comvobcopy-vobcopybla-symlink(38172)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38172
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- vobcopy Fixed in 1.0.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- vobcopy Fixed in 1.0.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- vobcopy Fixed in 1.0.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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