CVE-2007-5207

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Published Oct 4, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 3.3 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

guilt 0.27 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a guilt.log.[PID] temporary file.

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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:debian:guilt:0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-5187	guilt 0.27 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a guilt.log.[PID] temporary file.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.360% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=445308
http://osvdb.org/41534
http://secunia.com/advisories/27076
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25941
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36970

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Guilt

Weaknesses

CWE-59

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 3:24 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 4, 2007, 9:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 3:24 PM
Reserved: Oct 4, 2007, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:45 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 4, 2007, 9:17 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:45 PM

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