CVE-2007-5940
feynmf.pl in feynmf 1.08, as used in TeXLive 2007, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on the feynmf$$.pl temporary file.
02 Description
feynmf.pl in feynmf 1.08, as used in TeXLive 2007, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on the feynmf$$.pl 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
- 0.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 34.3% 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
- 2007-11-13 23:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 15:47Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2007-11-13
- 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
- ae4863ef2c449e477b3dbfff4f0b768c87ffc0482f0f5b2f97937b8a159dcd68
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugs.gentoo.orghttp://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198231
- secunia.com27739http://secunia.com/advisories/27739
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200711-32http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-32.xml
- osvdb.org42397http://osvdb.org/42397
- secunia.com27737http://secunia.com/advisories/27737
- www.vupen.comADV-2007-3974http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3974
- www.securityfocus.com26507http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26507
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- feynmf Fixed in 1.08-1
- texlive-bin Fixed in 2005.dfsg.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- feynmf Fixed in 1.08-1
- texlive-bin Fixed in 2005.dfsg.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- feynmf Fixed in 1.08-1
- texlive-bin Fixed in 2005.dfsg.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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