setroubleshoot insecure logging
Published May 23, 2008
4.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.30%
Description
sealert in setroubleshoot 2.0.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the sealert.log temporary file.
Affected products
No data.
Running on/with
- 5.0
- 5
- 2.0.5
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
setroubleshoot-0:2.0.5-3.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0061
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
setroubleshoot-plugins-0:2.0.4-2.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0061
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | setroubleshoot-0:2.0.5-3.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0061 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | setroubleshoot-plugins-0:2.0.4-2.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0061 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.30% (0.00301) | 20.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.30% (0.00301) | 21.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00036) | 7.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30339 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020077 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0061.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29320 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5495 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=288221 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42591 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5495
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9705 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5495
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30339 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1020077 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0061.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29320 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5495 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=288221 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42591 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5495 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9705 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5495 |
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