CVE-2007-6594 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges via Trojan horse files due to weak permissions in IBM Lotus Notes installation files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-6594?
CVE-2007-6594 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Lotus Notes, published on 28 Dec 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Lotus Notes 8 for Linux before 8.0.1 uses (1) unspecified weak permissions for the installation kit obtained through a Notes 8 download and (2) 0777 permissions for the installdata file that is created by setup.sh, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6594?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Lotus Notes.
How do I fix CVE-2007-6594?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-6594 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-6594 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6594 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Lotus Notes
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8qg9-hcmh-rgjp.