CVE-2007-2838
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2007-2838 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2007-07-03 01:30:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | The populate_conns function in src/populate_conns.c in GSAMBAD 0.1.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/gsambadtmp temporary file. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | alpha | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | amd64 | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | arm | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | hppa | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | ia-32 | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | ia-64 | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | m68k | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | mips | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | mipsel | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | powerpc | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | s390 | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | sparc | All |
| Application | Gsambad | Gsambad | 0.1.4 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| GSAMBAD Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1327-1 gsambad | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Patch |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| osvdb.org/37795 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | osvdb.org | |
| Debian update for gsambad - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| GSAMBAD "populate_conns()" Insecure Temporary Files - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.