CVE-2007-5377 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The (1) tramp-make-temp-file and (2) tramp-make-tramp-temp-file functions in Tramp 2.1.10 extension for Emacs, and possibly earlier 2.1.x versions, 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 Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00028.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Gnu	Tramp

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tramp:2.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-5355	The (1) tramp-make-temp-file and (2) tramp-make-tramp-temp-file functions in Tramp 2.1.10 extension for Emacs, and possibly earlier 2.1.x versions, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=194713
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2007-10/msg00132.html
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2007-10/msg00158.html
http://osvdb.org/41752
http://secunia.com/advisories/27244
http://secunia.com/advisories/27343
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-22.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26072
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5377

History

Wed, 28 May 2025 14:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5377

Thu, 22 May 2025 04:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5377 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5377

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-10-12T00:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:31:58.178Z

Reserved: 2007-10-11T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2007-5377

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2007-10-12T00:17:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2007-5377

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2007-10-06T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2007-5377 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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