CVE-2007-4460

Published: Aug 21, 2007Modified: Apr 23, 2026

7.2

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

The RenderV2ToFile function in tag_file.cpp in id3lib (aka libid3) 3.8.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file whose name is constructed from the name of a file being tagged.

Affected (1)

Products: Id3lib: Id3lib

Id3lib

1 product

Id3lib

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Id3lib Id3lib	Version 3.8.3

References (26)

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=438540

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/26536

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/26646

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/26793

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/26818

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/26987

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-08.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1365

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:180

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_19_sr.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25372

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018667

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=253553

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=438540