CVE-2007-6131

Summary

CVECVE-2007-6131
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-11-26 22:46:00 UTC
Updated2011-03-08 03:01:00 UTC
Descriptionbuttonpressed.sh in scanbuttond 0.2.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) scan.pnm and (2) scan.jpg temporary files.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-16

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Redhat Fedora Core f7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Fedora Core f7 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
scanbuttond Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
42422 OSVDB osvdb.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com
Bug 383131 – CVE-2007-6131 scanbuttond: unsafe usage of temporary files in buttonpressed.sh CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Exploit
Fedora scanbuttond Insecure Temporary Files - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
scanbuttond Symlink Bug Lets Local Users Gain Root Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK securitytracker.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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