Input validation error in id3lib - CVE-2007-4460
Published: August 22, 2007 / Updated: August 4, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33705
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-4460
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
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.
Affected software
id3lib
Gentoo Linux
id3lib (Alpine package)
Gentoo Linux
id3lib (Alpine package)
How to mitigate CVE-2007-4460
Install update from vendor's website.
External References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=438540
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26536
- 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
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018667
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=253553