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DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6595
DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6595
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.900000095367432 MEDIUM
Record from OSV · Published December 31, 2007
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.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| clamav | Debian:14 | 0.92.1~dfsg-1 |
| clamav | Debian:13 | 0.92.1~dfsg-1 |
| clamav | Debian:12 | 0.92.1~dfsg-1 |
Risk scores
CVSS 4.0
6.900000095367432
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | clamav | 0 |
| Debian:13 | clamav | 0 |
| Debian:12 | clamav | 0 |
Timeline
- Dec 31, 2007 CVE Published
- Oct 21, 2026 CVE Updated
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