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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-4631

Original release date:08/31/2007
Last revised:07/13/2011
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

The DataLoader::doStart function in dataloader.cpp in QGit 1.5.6 and other versions up to 2pre1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on temporary files with predictable filenames.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:6.9 (MEDIUM) (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 10.0
Exploitability Subscore: 3.4
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service

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External Source: BID
Name: 25618
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=538002&group_id=139897
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=538002
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=190697
Type: Patch Information
External Source: MISC
Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=268381
External Source: XF
Name: qgit-dataloader-symlink(36503)
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2007-3107
Type: Advisory
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200710-05
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 27098
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26745
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26738
Type: Advisory
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2007-2108

Vulnerable software and versions

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