CVE-2007-5751

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Published Oct 31, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Liferea before 1.4.6 uses weak permissions (0644) for the feedlist.opml backup file, which allows local users to obtain credentials.

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:a:liferea:liferea:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-5721	Liferea before 1.4.6 uses weak permissions (0644) for the feedlist.opml backup file, which allows local users to obtain credentials.

Metrics

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 None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.341% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/40649
http://secunia.com/advisories/27438
http://secunia.com/advisories/27491
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=550468
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26254
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=360641
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38156
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00021.html

History

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Subscriptions

Liferea Liferea

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 3:39 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 31, 2007, 5:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 3:39 PM
Reserved: Oct 31, 2007, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:46 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 31, 2007, 5:46 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:46 PM

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