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CVE-2007-5495 Detail

Description

sealert in setroubleshoot 2.0.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the sealert.log temporary file.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  05/23/2008

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.4 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.4
Exploitability Subscore: 3.4

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availability (A): Partial
Additional Information:
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020077
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0061.html Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29320
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=288221
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42591
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9705

References to Check Content

Identifier:
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9705
Check System:
http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Hyperlink:
http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9705

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-5495
NVD Published Date:
05/23/2008
NVD Last Modified:
09/28/2017