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CVE-2007-6358 Detail

Description

pdftops.pl before 1.20 in alternate pdftops filter allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the pdfin.[PID].tmp temporary file, which is created when pdftops reads a PDF file from stdin, such as when pdftops is invoked by CUPS.


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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (12/18/2007)

Not vulnerable. Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 2.1, 3, 4 and 5 do not ship with the alternate pdftops.pl CUPS printing filter that is affected by this flaw.

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Hyperlink Resource
http://osvdb.org/42029
http://osvdb.org/42029
http://secunia.com/advisories/28113 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28113 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28139 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28139 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28200 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28200 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28386 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28386 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L515
http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L515
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1437
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1437
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-14.xml
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-14.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26919
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26919
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-563-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-563-1
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201042 Exploit 
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201042 Exploit 

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-6358
NVD Published Date:
12/14/2007
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE