CVE-2007-1500 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in the Linux Security Auditing Tool.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-1500?
CVE-2007-1500 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Gentoo Linux, published on 19 Mar 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Linux Security Auditing Tool (LSAT) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, as demonstrated using /tmp/lsat1.lsat.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1500?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gentoo Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2007-1500?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1500 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2007-1500 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1500 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gentoo Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-34wp-xvvv-gh32.