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CVE-2007-6358
pdftops.pl before 1.20 in alternate pdftops filter allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the…
Medium4.9EPSS 0.47%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.47% · top 60% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (11)
- 28113 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 28200 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-563-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201042 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-200712-14 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 26919 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L515 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-1437 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 28386 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 42029 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 28139 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_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)
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