CVE-2007-4129 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in the CoolKey library.
- 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-2007-4129?
CVE-2007-4129 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Nov 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
CoolKey 1.1.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files in the /tmp/.pk11ipc1/ directory.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4129?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (8)
coolkey Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:1.1.0-5.el5 |
coolkey-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:1.1.0-5.el5 |
coolkey Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:1.1.0-5.el5 |
coolkey-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:1.1.0-5.el5 |
coolkey-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:1.1.0-5.el5 |
coolkey Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:1.1.0-5.el5 |
coolkey-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:1.1.0-5.el5 |
coolkey-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:1.1.0-5.el5 |
Products include Fedoraproject Coolkey.
How do I fix CVE-2007-4129?
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-2007-4129 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4129 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-4129, GHSA-vgfw-qwqf-rmvv, RHSA-2007:0631, openSUSE-SU-2024:10555-1.