Name: CVE-2007-6249: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2007-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2007-6249, CWE-200, CVSS 3.3, EPSS 0.00434

etc-update in Portage before 2.1.3.11 on Gentoo Linux relies on the umask to set permissions for the merge file, often resulting in permissions weaker than those of the original files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the merge file.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 3.3

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Gentoo Linux	—	Upgrade sys-apps/portage.	Oct 30, 2017	Dec 14, 2007

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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