CVE-2007-2838 (GCVE-0-2007-2838)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2007-07-03 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 13:57
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/25909 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24717 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1327 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/25914 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://osvdb.org/37795 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Date Public
2007-07-01 00:00
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