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    CVE-2007-6358

    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.

    Published:Dec 15, 2007
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Dec 15, 2007
    EPSS Score:0.00067
    CVSS Score:4.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Glyph And Cog
    Product
    Pdftops

    Exploits

    https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201042https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201042

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    References

    http://osvdb.org/42029
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28113
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28139
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28200
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28386
    http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L515
    http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1437
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-14.xml
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26919
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-563-1
    https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201042
    http://osvdb.org/42029
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28113
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28139
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28200
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28386
    http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L515
    http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1437
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-14.xml
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26919
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-563-1
    https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201042

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High