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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2007-4460: id3lib: Insecure temporary file creation

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2007-4460: id3lib: Insecure temporary file creation

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
08/21/2007
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

The RenderV2ToFile function in tag_file.cpp in id3lib (aka libid3) 3.8.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file whose name is constructed from the name of a file being tagged.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-media-libs-id3lib

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