CVE-2007-4998

cp, when running with an option to preserve symlinks on multiple OSes, allows local, user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack using crafted directories containing multiple source files that are copied to the same destination.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 00:36

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://osvdb.org/43228 - () http://osvdb.org/43228 -
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=356471 - () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=356471 -
References () https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2023 - () https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2023 -

Information

Published : 2008-01-31 21:00

Updated : 2024-11-21 00:36


NVD link : CVE-2007-4998

Mitre link : CVE-2007-4998

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2007-4998


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')