CVE-2007-4631
The DataLoader::doStart function in dataloader.cpp in QGit 1.5.6 and other versions up to 2pre1...
The DataLoader::doStart function in dataloader.cpp in QGit 1.5.6 and other versions up to 2pre1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on temporary files with predictable filenames.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The DataLoader::doStart function in dataloader.cpp in QGit 1.5.6 and other versions up to 2pre1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on temporary files with predictable filenames.
- Record
CVE-2007-4631- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
The DataLoader::doStart function in dataloader.cpp in QGit 1.5.6 and other versions up to 2pre1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on temporary files with predictable filenames.
- Record
CVE-2007-4631- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-4613No score
The DataLoader::doStart function in dataloader.cpp in QGit 1.5.6 and other versions up to 2pre1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on temporary files with predictable filenames.
- Record
EUVD-2007-4613- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-87m6-54mv-m2frNo score
The DataLoader::doStart function in dataloader.cpp in QGit 1.5.6 and other versions up to 2pre1...
The DataLoader::doStart function in dataloader.cpp in QGit 1.5.6 and other versions up to 2pre1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on temporary files with predictable filenames.
- Record
GHSA-87m6-54mv-m2fr- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVNo score
The DataLoader::doStart function in dataloader.cpp in QGit 1.5.6 and other versions up to 2pre1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on temporary files with predictable filenames.
- Record
CVE-2007-4631- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2007-4631No score
The DataLoader::doStart function in dataloader.cpp in QGit 1.5.6 and other versions up to 2pre1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on temporary files with predictable filenames.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2007-4631- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
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| facts | ||
| 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-2007-4631 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Qgit, published August 31, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. Fixed in qgit 1.5.5-1.1.
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=268381
sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=538002
secunia.com/advisories/26745
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-05.xml
vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3107
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fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2007-210.shtml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36503
securityfocus.com/bid/25618
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=190697
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4631
github.com/advisories/GHSA-87m6-54mv-m2fr
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-4631