CVE-2007-6358 in pdftops

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.

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• Reservation: 12/14/2007
• Disclosure: 12/14/2007
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1: VDB-40043
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-61 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 6.2
• EPSS: 0.00067
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-6358
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6358
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2007-6358/