CVE-2007-5718 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can exploit symlink vulnerabilities in temporary files to append data to or create arbitrary files on the system.
- 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-2007-5718?
CVE-2007-5718 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Oct 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
vobcopy 0.5.14 allows local users to append data to an arbitrary file, or create an arbitrary new file, via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/vobcopy.bla or (2) /tmp/vobcopy_0.5.14.log temporary file.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5718?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vobcopy Vobcopy.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5718?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2007-5718 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5718 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5718, GHSA-63rc-vm2w-wg97.