VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-6595
ClamAV 0.92 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) temporary files used by the cli_gentempfd function in libclamav/others.c or on (2) .ascii files used by sigtool, when utf16-decode is enabled.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.41%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.41%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
ClamAV 0.92 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) temporary files used by the cli_gentempfd function in libclamav/others.c or on (2) .ascii files used by sigtool, when utf16-decode is enabled.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- clam anti-virus/clamav
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-19.txt
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00009.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28949Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29891
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31437
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-07.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3501
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019148
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1497
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:088
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485631/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27064
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0606
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39335
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39339
- http://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-19.txt
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00009.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28949Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29891
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31437
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-07.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3501
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019148
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1497
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:088
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485631/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27064
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0606
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39335
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39339
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.