Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2007-5839 First vendor Publication 2007-11-06
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2017-07-29

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 4.6 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 6.4 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 3.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

The e_hostname function in commands.c in BitchX 1.1a allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files when using the (1) HOSTNAME or (2) IRCHOST command.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5839

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 1

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2008-09-24 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200807-12 (bitchx)
File : nvt/glsa_200807_12.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
42061 BitchX commands.c e_hostname() Function Multiple Command Symlink Arbitrary Fi...

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2013-06-02 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.
File : freebsd_pkg_0a799a8ec9d411e2a42414dae938ec40.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-07-23 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200807-12.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

Source Url
BID http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26326
CONFIRM http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=449149
GENTOO http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-12.xml
OSVDB http://osvdb.org/42061
SECUNIA http://secunia.com/advisories/27463
http://secunia.com/advisories/31180
http://secunia.com/advisories/34870
SLACKWARE http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&...
VUPEN http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3714
XF https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38262

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