CVE-2007-5940 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

feynmf.pl in feynmf 1.08, as used in TeXLive 2007, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on the feynmf$$.pl temporary file.

Published: 2007-11-13

Score: 4.6 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:tug:texlive_2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2007-5910	feynmf.pl in feynmf 1.08, as used in TeXLive 2007, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on the feynmf$$.pl temporary file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00045.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198231
http://osvdb.org/42397
http://secunia.com/advisories/27737
http://secunia.com/advisories/27739
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-32.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26507
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3974

History

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Subscriptions

Tug Texlive 2007

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-11-13T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:47:00.657Z

Reserved: 2007-11-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-5940

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-11-13T23:46:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2007-5940

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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