Vulnerability in Bitchx
CVE-2007-5839
The e_hostname function in commands.c in BitchX 1.1a allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files when using the (1) HOSTNAME or (2) IRCHOST command.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (29.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 29.3% 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
- Bitchx — versions 1.1a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
- slackware.com/security/viewer.php (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/34870 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/27463 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/26326 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/31180 (third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3714 (vdb-entry)
- osvdb.org/42061 (vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-12.xml (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38262 (vdb-entry)