Vulnerability in Vobcopy
CVE-2007-5718
vobcopy 0.5.14 allows local users to append data to an arbitrary file, or create an arbitrary new file, via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/vobcopy.bla or (2) /tmp/vobcopy_0.5.14.log temporary file.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (26.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Vobcopy — versions 0.5.14
- Debian Linux — versions 3.1, 3.2.4, 4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-11.xml (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/29259 (third-party-advisory)
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/26233 (vdb-entry)
- osvdb.org/41997 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/27420 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38172 (vdb-entry)