CVE-2007-6208
sylprint.pl in claws mail tools (claws-mail-tools) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary...
sylprint.pl in claws mail tools (claws-mail-tools) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the sylprint.[USER].[PID] temporary file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
sylprint.pl in claws mail tools (claws-mail-tools) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the sylprint.[USER].[PID] temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2007-6208- CVSS 2.0
- 3.6 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
sylprint.pl in claws mail tools (claws-mail-tools) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the sylprint.[USER].[PID] temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2007-6208- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-6176 No score
sylprint.pl in claws mail tools (claws-mail-tools) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the sylprint.[USER].[PID] temporary file.
- Record
EUVD-2007-6176- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wf73-pxpq-869j No score
sylprint.pl in claws mail tools (claws-mail-tools) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary...
sylprint.pl in claws mail tools (claws-mail-tools) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the sylprint.[USER].[PID] temporary file.
- Record
GHSA-wf73-pxpq-869j- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
sylprint.pl in claws mail tools (claws-mail-tools) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the sylprint.[USER].[PID] temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2007-6208- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2007-6208 No score
sylprint.pl in claws mail tools (claws-mail-tools) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the sylprint.[USER].[PID] temporary file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6208- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
claws-mailDebian:12 |
before 3.1.0-2 | 3.1.0-2 |
claws-mailDebian:13 |
before 3.1.0-2 | 3.1.0-2 |
claws-mailDebian:14 |
before 3.1.0-2 | 3.1.0-2 |
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-2007-6208 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.6) in Claws Mail Tools, published December 4, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 30th percentile. Fixed in claws-mail 3.1.0-2.
References
secunia.com/advisories/28402
osvdb.org/42478
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-03.xml
securityfocus.com/bid/26676
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=454089
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6208
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wf73-pxpq-869j
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-6208