CVE-2007-0007 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

gnucash 2.0.4 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) gnucash.trace, (2) qof.trace, and (3) qof.trace.[PID] temporary files.

Published: 2007-02-19

Score: 3.6 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gnucash:gnucash:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-0011	gnucash 2.0.4 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) gnucash.trace, (2) qof.trace, and (3) qof.trace.[PID] temporary files.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0006.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2725
http://secunia.com/advisories/24225
http://secunia.com/advisories/24226
http://secunia.com/advisories/24317
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=192&release_id=487446
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:046
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22610
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0653
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=223233
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32558

History

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Subscriptions

Gnucash Gnucash

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2007-02-19T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T12:03:36.731Z

Reserved: 2006-12-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-0007

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-02-20T02:28:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-0007

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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