CVE-2007-0237 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The ndeb-binary feature in Lookup (lookup-el) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

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 Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Lookup	Lookup

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:lookup:lookup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=197306
http://osvdb.org/34263
http://secunia.com/advisories/24377
http://secunia.com/advisories/24590
http://secunia.com/advisories/28023
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-07.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1269
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23026
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017792
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33052

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-03-19T19:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T12:12:17.982Z

Reserved: 2007-01-16T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2007-0237

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2007-03-19T19:19:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2007-0237

Redhat

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