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CVE-2007-4460
The RenderV2ToFile function in tag_file.cpp in id3lib (aka libid3) 3.8.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink…
High7.2EPSS 0.56%
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- mitre
Description
The RenderV2ToFile function in tag_file.cpp in id3lib (aka libid3) 3.8.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file whose name is constructed from the name of a file being tagged.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.56% · top 53% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (13)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=438540 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 26646 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2007:019 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 26818 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=253553 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 26536 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2007:180 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 26987 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 25372 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- GLSA-200709-08 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 1018667 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 26793 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1365 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
Sources
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- 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)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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