CVE-2007-4998
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-59
Link Following
Publication date:
31/01/2008
Last modified:
09/04/2025
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.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
6.90
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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