CVE-2007-4460
The RenderV2ToFile function in tag_file.cpp in id3lib (aka libid3) 3.8.3 allows local users to...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2007-4460- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2007-4460- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-4443 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2007-4443- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9j28-rgm8-rqw2 No score
The RenderV2ToFile function in tag_file.cpp in id3lib (aka libid3) 3.8.3 allows local users to...
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.
- Record
GHSA-9j28-rgm8-rqw2- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2007-4460- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2007-4460 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2007-4460- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10082-1 No score
id3lib-3.8.3-266.5 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the id3lib-3.8.3-266.5 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10082-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
id3lib3.8.3Debian:12 |
before 3.8.3-7 | 3.8.3-7 |
id3lib3.8.3Debian:13 |
before 3.8.3-7 | 3.8.3-7 |
id3lib3.8.3Debian:14 |
before 3.8.3-7 | 3.8.3-7 |
id3lib3.8.3Debian:3.1 |
before 3.8.3-4.1sarge1, plus listed versions 3.8.3-4.1 |
3.8.3-4.1sarge1 |
id3lib3.8.3Debian:4.0 |
before 3.8.3-6etch1, plus listed versions 3.8.3-6 |
3.8.3-6etch1 |
id3libopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 3.8.3-266.5 | 3.8.3-266.5 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| affected, aliases, facts, references, title | GitHub Advisories, OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-4460 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Id3lib, published August 21, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.56%, the 46th percentile. Fixed in id3lib3.8.3 3.8.3-7.
References
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=438540
secunia.com/advisories/26646
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_19_sr.html
bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=253553
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mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:180
securityfocus.com/bid/25372
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-08.xml
securitytracker.com/id?1018667
debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1365
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4460
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9j28-rgm8-rqw2
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-4460
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-4460