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National Vulnerability Database

National Vulnerability Database

NVD

National Vulnerability Database
  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2007-4631 Detail

Current 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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=190697 CVE, MITRE Patch 
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2007-210.shtml CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/26738 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/26745 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/27098 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-05.xml CVE, MITRE
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=538002 CVE, MITRE Patch 
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=538002&group_id=139897 CVE, MITRE Patch 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25618 CVE, MITRE Patch 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3107 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=268381 CVE, MITRE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36503 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-4631
NVD Published Date:
08/31/2007
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE