CVE-2007-4998
CVSS V2 Medium 6.9
CVSS V3 None
Description
cp, when running with an option to preserve symlinks on multiple OSes, allows local, user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack using crafted directories containing multiple source files that are copied to the same destination.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2007-4998
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2008-01-31T21:00:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2008-11-15T06:59:20
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 6.9
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.4
- Impact Score
- 10
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=356471 | |
| https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2023 | |
| http://osvdb.org/43228 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4998 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4998 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 11:17:12 | Added to TrackCVE |