CVE-2007-0007 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

gnucash 2.0.4 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) gnucash.trace, (2) qof.trace, and (3) qof.trace.[PID] temporary files.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0006.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Gnucash	Gnucash

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gnucash:gnucash:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-0011	gnucash 2.0.4 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) gnucash.trace, (2) qof.trace, and (3) qof.trace.[PID] temporary files.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2725
http://secunia.com/advisories/24225
http://secunia.com/advisories/24226
http://secunia.com/advisories/24317
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=192&release_id=487446
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:046
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22610
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0653
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=223233
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32558

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2007-02-19T17:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T12:03:36.731Z

Reserved: 2006-12-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2007-0007

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2007-02-20T02:28:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2007-0007

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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