CVE-2007-5940 — Link Following in Feynmf

CWE-59 — Link Following4 documents4 sources
Severity
4.6MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 86.50%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Debian FeynmfDebian Texlive-bin
Timeline
PublishedNov 13
Latest updateMay 1

Description

feynmf.pl in feynmf 1.08, as used in TeXLive 2007, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on the feynmf$$.pl temporary file.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages2 packages

▶debiandebian/feynmf< feynmf 1.08-1 (bookworm)
▶debiandebian/texlive-bin< feynmf 1.08-1 (bookworm)

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-rghg-gw3p-2f8w: feynmf↗2022-05-01
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OSV
CVE-2007-5940: feynmf↗2007-11-13
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2007-5940: feynmf - feynmf.pl in feynmf 1.08, as used in TeXLive 2007, allows local users to overwri...↗2007
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