CVE-2007-4631

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-4631
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-08-31 22:17:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe DataLoader::doStart function in dataloader.cpp in QGit 1.5.6 and other versions up to 2pre1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on temporary files with predictable filenames.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.9 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-59 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Qgit Qgit 1.5.6_2pre1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
QGit viewer download | SourceForge.net af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net Patch
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- QGit: Insecure temporary file creation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Bug 268381 – CVE-2007-4631 QGit insecure temporary file usage af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Gentoo Bug 190697 - dev-util/qgit < 1.5.7: Insecure temp file creation and/or "qprocess" USE-flag feature request (CVE-2007-4631) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org Patch
Gentoo update for qgit - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
QGit "DataLoader::doStart()" Insecure Temporary Files - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Fedora update for qgit - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Page not found - SourceForge.net af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net Patch
QGit DataLoader::doStart Function Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 fedoranews.org
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