VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-6249
etc-update in Portage before 2.1.3.11 on Gentoo Linux relies on the umask to set permissions for the merge file, often resulting in permissions weaker than those of the original files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by…
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.43%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.43%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
etc-update in Portage before 2.1.3.11 on Gentoo Linux relies on the umask to set permissions for the merge file, often resulting in permissions weaker than those of the original files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the merge file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.43% probability · 37th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- gentoo/portage
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=193589Exploit
- http://osvdb.org/42636
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28094
- http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/portage?rev=7799&view=revExploit
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-11.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26864
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019097
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39035
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=193589Exploit
- http://osvdb.org/42636
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28094
- http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/portage?rev=7799&view=revExploit
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-11.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26864
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019097
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39035
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.