CVE-2007-4998

cp, when running with an option to preserve symlinks on multiple OSes, allows local, user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack…

published January 31, 2008

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
26.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

cp, when running with an option to preserve symlinks on multiple OSes, allows local, user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack using crafted directories containing multiple source files that are copied to the same destination.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00347 · 26.9th percentile
Published
2008-01-31T20:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 31 JAN 20:00Z
    cp, when running with an option to preserve symlinks on multiple OSes, allows local, user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack…
    cvelistv5