CVE-2007-4998
| Name | CVE-2007-4998 |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; RH) |
| Description | cp, when running with an option to preserve symlinks on multiple OSes, allows local, user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack using crafted directories containing multiple source files that are copied to the same destination. |
| NVD severity | medium (attack range: local, user-initiated) |
| Debian/oldstable | not vulnerable. |
| Debian/stable | not vulnerable. |
| Debian/testing | not vulnerable. |
| Debian/unstable | not vulnerable. |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| coreutils (PTS) | lenny | 6.10-6 | fixed |
| squeeze | 8.5-1 | fixed |
| wheezy, sid | 8.13-3 | fixed |
The information above is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| coreutils | source | (unstable) | 4.1.2 | medium | | |
Notes
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=356471
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