6.9
CVE-2007-4998
- EPSS 0.35%
- Veröffentlicht 31.01.2008 21:00:00
- Zuletzt bearbeitet 16.06.2026 22:45:15
- Quelle secalert@redhat.com
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- Unerledigt
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.
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| Typ | Quelle | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 0.35% | 0.264 |
| Quelle | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 6.9 | 3.4 | 10 |
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.
http://osvdb.org/43228
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=356471
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2023