gnucash 2.0.4 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) gnucash.trace, (2) qof.trace,…

Description

gnucash 2.0.4 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) gnucash.trace, (2) qof.trace, and (3) qof.trace.[PID] temporary files.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.39% · top 67% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.6.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (10)

• ADV-2007-0653 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• FEDORA-2007-256 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 24225 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 24317 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 22610 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 24226 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDKSA-2007:046 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• gnucash-symlink(32558) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=223233 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=192&release_id=487446 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2007-0007](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2007-0007.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2007-0007)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 12:03 UTC.