CVE-2007-6208 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

sylprint.pl in claws mail tools (claws-mail-tools) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the sylprint.[USER].[PID] temporary file.

Published: 2007-12-04

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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:claws_mail:claws_mail_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-6176	sylprint.pl in claws mail tools (claws-mail-tools) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the sylprint.[USER].[PID] 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 None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00074.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=454089
http://osvdb.org/42478
http://secunia.com/advisories/27897
http://secunia.com/advisories/28402
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-03.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26676

History

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Subscriptions

Claws Mail Claws Mail Tools

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-12-04T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:54:27.230Z

Reserved: 2007-12-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-6208

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-12-04T00:46:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2007-6208

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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