CVE-2007-6358
pdftops.pl before 1.20 in alternate pdftops filter allows local users to overwrite arbitrary...
pdftops.pl before 1.20 in alternate pdftops filter allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the pdfin.[PID].tmp temporary file, which is created when pdftops reads a PDF file from stdin, such as when pdftops is invoked by CUPS.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
pdftops.pl before 1.20 in alternate pdftops filter allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the pdfin.[PID].tmp temporary file, which is created when pdftops reads a PDF file from stdin, such as when pdftops is invoked by CUPS.
- Record
CVE-2007-6358- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
pdftops.pl before 1.20 in alternate pdftops filter allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the pdfin.[PID].tmp temporary file, which is created when pdftops reads a PDF file from stdin, such as when pdftops is invoked by CUPS.
- Record
CVE-2007-6358- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-6325 No score
pdftops.pl before 1.20 in alternate pdftops filter allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the pdfin.[PID].tmp temporary file, which is created when pdftops reads a PDF file from stdin, such as when pdftops is invoked by CUPS.
- Record
EUVD-2007-6325- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-25gm-5rg6-r2ph No score
pdftops.pl before 1.20 in alternate pdftops filter allows local users to overwrite arbitrary...
pdftops.pl before 1.20 in alternate pdftops filter allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the pdfin.[PID].tmp temporary file, which is created when pdftops reads a PDF file from stdin, such as when pdftops is invoked by CUPS.
- Record
GHSA-25gm-5rg6-r2ph- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
pdftops.pl before 1.20 in alternate pdftops filter allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the pdfin.[PID].tmp temporary file, which is created when pdftops reads a PDF file from stdin, such as when pdftops is invoked by CUPS.
- Record
CVE-2007-6358- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2007-6358 No score
pdftops.pl before 1.20 in alternate pdftops filter allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the pdfin.[PID].tmp temporary file, which is created when pdftops reads a PDF file from stdin, such as when pdftops is invoked by CUPS.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6358- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
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| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| affected, aliases, facts, references, title | GitHub Advisories, OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
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In short
CVE-2007-6358 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Glyph And Cog Pdftops, published December 15, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 40th percentile. Fixed in cups 1.3.5-1.