CVE-2007-4460

Public Exploit

Description

The RenderV2ToFile function in tag_file.cpp in id3lib (aka libid3) 3.8.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file whose name is constructed from the name of a file being tagged.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.05%

Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=438540
http://secunia.com/advisories/26646	third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_19_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26818	third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=253553
http://secunia.com/advisories/26536	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:180	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26987	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25372	vdb entry exploit
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-08.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018667	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26793	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1365	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4460?: CVE-2007-4460 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-4460?: To fix CVE-2007-4460, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-4460 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-4460 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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