Vulnerability CVE-2007-4631
Published: 2007-08-31   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
The DataLoader::doStart function in dataloader.cpp in QGit 1.5.6 and other versions up to 2pre1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on temporary files with predictable filenames.

Type:

CWE-59

 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following'))

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.9/10
10/10
3.4/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
QGIT -> QGIT 

 References:
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25618
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=538002&group_id=139897
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=538002
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=190697
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=268381
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/36503
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3107
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-05.xml
http://secunia.com/advisories/27098
http://secunia.com/advisories/26745
http://secunia.com/advisories/26738
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2007-210.shtml
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