CVE-2007-6595

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.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:088 vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019148 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39335 vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3501 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31437 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29891 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28949 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1497 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27064 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0606 vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-07.xml vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39339 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00009.html vendor advisory
http://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-19.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485631/100/0/threaded mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-6595?
CVE-2007-6595 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-6595?
To fix CVE-2007-6595, 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-2007-6595 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-6595 is being actively exploited. 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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