# CVE-2007-6131: Path traversal in n/a

> Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in scanbuttond, requiring local access.

- **Severity:** Low 2.1 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **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:** No
- **Published:** 26 Nov 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-63hp-2j26-qmh4

## What is CVE-2007-6131?

CVE-2007-6131 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Redhat Fedora Core, published on 26 Nov 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

buttonpressed.sh in scanbuttond 0.2.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) scan.pnm and (2) scan.jpg temporary files.

Weakness: CWE-16

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6131?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Redhat Fedora Core.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-6131?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-6131 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-6131 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6131 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Fedora Core

- [CVE-2004-1154](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1154/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0989](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0989/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-0453](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0453/): Use after free in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2004-0619](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0619/): Integer overflow in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2007-2874](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2874/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 5.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-6131 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-6131 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Redhat Fedora Core, published on 26 Nov 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6131 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Redhat Fedora Core. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6131/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6131/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-6131
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6131
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-6131

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