Vulnerabilities > CVE-2007-2839 - Unspecified vulnerability in Debian Gfax 0.4.2

047910
CVSS 0.0 - NONE
Attack vector
UNKNOWN
Attack complexity
UNKNOWN
Privileges required
UNKNOWN
Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN
Integrity impact
UNKNOWN
Availability impact
UNKNOWN
debian
nessus
exploit available
NVD
Published: 2007-07-05
Updated: 2024-11-21

Summary

gfax 0.4.2 and probably other versions creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via unknown vectors.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Debian
2

Exploit-Db

descriptionGFax 0.7.6 Temporary Files Local Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability. CVE-2007-2839. Local exploit for linux platform
idEDB-ID:30280
last seen2016-02-03
modified2007-07-05
published2007-07-05
reporterSteve Kemp
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/30280/
titleGFax 0.7.6 Temporary Files Local Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

Nessus

NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-1329.NASL
descriptionSteve Kemp from the Debian Security Audit project discovered that gfax, a GNOME frontend for fax programs, uses temporary files in an unsafe manner which may be exploited to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the root user.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id25676
published2007-07-10
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2007-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/25676
titleDebian DSA-1329-1 : gfax - insecure temporary files

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