CVE-2007-6595
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CVE-2007-6595
ClamAV 0.92 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) temporary files used by the cli_gentempfd function in libclamav/others.c or on (2) .ascii files used by sigtool, when utf16-decode is enabled.
Exploit probability
0.4%
Published
December 31, 2007
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 10, 2026
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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CVE-2007-6595
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ClamAV 0.92 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) temporary files used by the cli_gentempfd function in libclamav/others.c or on (2) .ascii files used by sigtool, when utf16-decode is enabled.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-19.txt
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00009.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28949
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29891
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31437
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-07.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3501
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019148
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1497
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:088
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485631/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27064
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0606
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39335
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39339