CVE-2007-3919 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can truncate arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in Xen monitoring tools, 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-2007-3919?
CVE-2007-3919 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Oct 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
(1) xenbaked and (2) xenmon.py in Xen 3.1 and earlier allow local users to truncate arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/xenq-shm.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3919?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xensource Inc Xen.
How do I fix CVE-2007-3919?
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-2007-3919 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3919 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2007-4993 Command injection in n/a
- CVE-2007-5906 Denial of service in n/a
- CVE-2007-5907 Privilege escalation in n/a
- CVE-2008-1619 The ssm_i emulation in Xen 5.1 on IA64 architectures allows attackers to cause a denial of service (dom0 panic) via certain traffic, as demo
- CVE-2007-6207 Information disclosure in n/a
Sources
Also known as DSA-1395-1, GHSA-cf5w-7gqx-4gh9.