Description
ClamAV 0.92 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) temporary files used by the cli_gentempfd function in libclamav/others.c or on (2) .ascii files used by sigtool, when utf16-decode is enabled.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-1497-1 | New clamav packages fix several vulnerabilities |
EUVD |
EUVD-2007-6561 | ClamAV 0.92 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) temporary files used by the cli_gentempfd function in libclamav/others.c or on (2) .ascii files used by sigtool, when utf16-decode is enabled. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T16:11:06.090Z
Reserved: 2007-12-31T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2007-6595
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Status : Modified
Published: 2007-12-31T19:46:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2007-6595
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD