CVE-2007-6594

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Published Dec 28, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM Lotus Notes 8 for Linux before 8.0.1 uses (1) unspecified weak permissions for the installation kit obtained through a Notes 8 download and (2) 0777 permissions for the installdata file that is created by setup.sh, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse 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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:*:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-6560	IBM Lotus Notes 8 for Linux before 8.0.1 uses (1) unspecified weak permissions for the installation kit obtained through a Notes 8 download and (2) 0777 permissions for the installdata file that is created by setup.sh, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.344% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/40933
http://osvdb.org/40934
http://secunia.com/advisories/27860
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019009
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21289273
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4037

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Lotus Notes

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:11 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 28, 2007, 9:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:11 PM
Reserved: Dec 28, 2007, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:48 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 28, 2007, 9:46 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:48 PM

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