CVE-2007-6209 — Insecure Temporary File in ZSH

CWE-264CWE-377 — Insecure Temporary File6 documents6 sources
Severity
4.6MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 78.30%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
ZSHDebian ZSH
Timeline
PublishedDec 4
Latest updateMay 1

Description

Util/difflog.pl in zsh 4.3.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

CVSS vector

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

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/zsh< zsh 4.3.4-dev-3-2 (bookworm)
▶Debianzsh/zsh< 4.3.4-dev-3-2+3
▶NVDzsh/zsh4.3.4

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-jvq3-qvh3-fg4x: Util/difflog↗2022-05-01
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OSV
CVE-2007-6209: Util/difflog↗2007-12-04
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
zsh insecure /tmp file usage↗2007-12-02
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Debian
CVE-2007-6209: zsh - Util/difflog.pl in zsh 4.3.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via...↗2007
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2007-6209 zsh insecure /tmp file usage↗2007-12-04
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