Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-4998
cp, when running with an option to preserve symlinks on multiple OSes, allows local, user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack using crafted directories containing multiple source files that are copied to the same destination.
Products affected by CVE-2007-4998
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-4998
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 7 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2007-4998
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6.9
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.4
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10.0
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2007-4998
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The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
Vendor statements for CVE-2007-4998
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Red Hat 2008-02-12This issue affects the busybox package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, and 5, This issue affects the fileutils package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1. This issue affects the coreutils package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3. The coreutils package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 are not vulnerable to this issue. Given this issue has minimal risk we do not intend to issues updates to correct this issue in affected versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. For more information please see: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=356471
References for CVE-2007-4998
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=356471
356471 – (CVE-2007-4998) CVE-2007-4998 cp symlink overwrite
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https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2023
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http://osvdb.org/43228
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