CVE-2007-6358 (GCVE-0-2007-6358)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2007-12-15 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 16:02
VLAI?
Summary
pdftops.pl before 1.20 in alternate pdftops filter allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the pdfin.[PID].tmp temporary file, which is created when pdftops reads a PDF file from stdin, such as when pdftops is invoked by CUPS.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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