CVE-2007-1500

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Published Mar 19, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Linux Security Auditing Tool (LSAT) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, as demonstrated using /tmp/lsat1.lsat.

Affected Products

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-1494	The Linux Security Auditing Tool (LSAT) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, as demonstrated using /tmp/lsat1.lsat.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.334% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=159542
http://osvdb.org/34267
http://secunia.com/advisories/24526
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200703-20.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23014
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33057

History

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Subscriptions

Gentoo Linux

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 12:59 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 19, 2007, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 12:59 PM
Reserved: Mar 19, 2007, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:37 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 19, 2007, 10:19 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:37 PM

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