Vulnerability CVE-2007-5940
Published: 2007-11-13   Modified: 2012-02-12

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.

Type:

CWE-59

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

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

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.6/10
6.4/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
TUG -> Texlive 2007 

 References:
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3974
http://osvdb.org/42397
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198231
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26507
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-32.xml
http://secunia.com/advisories/27739
http://secunia.com/advisories/27737
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