CVE-2007-0237 Affecting lookup-el package, versions <1.4-5


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-LOOKUPEL-520414
  • published19 Mar 2007
  • disclosed19 Mar 2007

Introduced: 19 Mar 2007

CVE-2007-0237  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 lookup-el to version 1.4-5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream lookup-el package and not the lookup-el package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

The ndeb-binary feature in Lookup (lookup-el) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

CVSS Scores

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