CVE-2007-5839
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD
The e_hostname function in commands.c in BitchX 1.1a allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files when using the (1) HOSTNAME or (2) IRCHOST command.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.6 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-59
- EPSS score
- 0.4% (32th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-5809)
- Published
- November 6, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-5809 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- bitchx / bitchx
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=449149
- http://osvdb.org/42061
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27463(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31180
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34870
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-12.xml
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.285737
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26326
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3714
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38262
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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