CVE-2007-4460
HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.6%EU EUVD
The RenderV2ToFile function in tag_file.cpp in id3lib (aka libid3) 3.8.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file whose name is constructed from the name of a file being tagged.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.2 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- EPSS score
- 0.6% (47th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-4443)
- Published
- August 21, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-4443 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- id3lib / id3lib
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=438540
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26536(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26646
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26793
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26818
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26987
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-08.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1365
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:180
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_19_sr.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25372(Exploit)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018667
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=253553
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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