MEDIUM
feynmf.pl in feynmf 1.08, as used in TeXLive 2007, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on the feynmf$$.pl temporary file
Published Nov 13, 2007
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.40%
Description
feynmf.pl in feynmf 1.08, as used in TeXLive 2007, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on the feynmf$$.pl temporary file.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.40% 0.00403
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00403
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00403) | 32.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00403) | 31.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 9.88th | 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 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 76.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 76.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 74.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 53.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198231 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://osvdb.org/42397 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27737 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27739 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-32.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26507 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3974 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198231 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://osvdb.org/42397 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27737 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27739 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-32.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26507 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3974 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 13, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 13, 2007
Link CVE-2007-5940
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a