CVE-2007-0473 in smb4k

Summary

The writeFile function in core/smb4kfileio.cpp in Smb4K before 0.8.0 does not preserve /etc/sudoers permissions across modifications, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information (/etc/sudoers contents) by reading this file.

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• Reservation: 01/24/2007
• Disclosure: 02/03/2007
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-34813 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-200 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 4.0
• EPSS: 0.00060
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-0473
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0473
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2007-0473/