CVE-2007-2838 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in GSAMBAD, requiring local access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-2838?
CVE-2007-2838 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jul 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The populate_conns function in src/populate_conns.c in GSAMBAD 0.1.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/gsambadtmp temporary file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2838?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gsambad Gsambad.
How do I fix CVE-2007-2838?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2007-2838 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2838 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DSA-1327-1, GHSA-rj6r-wvm4-496w.