VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-6358
pdftops.pl before 1.20 in alternate pdftops filter allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the pdfin.[PID].tmp temporary file, which is created when pdftops reads a PDF file from stdin, such as when pdftops is invoked by…
MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 0.47%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.47%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
pdftops.pl before 1.20 in alternate pdftops filter allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the pdfin.[PID].tmp temporary file, which is created when pdftops reads a PDF file from stdin, such as when pdftops is invoked by CUPS.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.47% probability · 39th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- glyph and cog/pdftops
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://osvdb.org/42029
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28113Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28139Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28200Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28386Vendor Advisory
- http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L515
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1437
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-14.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26919
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-563-1
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201042Exploit
- http://osvdb.org/42029
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28113Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28139Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28200Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28386Vendor Advisory
- http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L515
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1437
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-14.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26919
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-563-1
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201042Exploit
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.