Link Following Affecting claws-mail package, versions <3.1.0-2


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.37% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN14-CLAWSMAIL-11739787
  • published10 Aug 2025
  • disclosed4 Dec 2007

Introduced: 4 Dec 2007

CVE-2007-6208  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:14 claws-mail to version 3.1.0-2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream claws-mail package and not the claws-mail package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:14 relevant fixed versions and status.

sylprint.pl in claws mail tools (claws-mail-tools) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the sylprint.[USER].[PID] temporary file.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1