CVE-2007-6249
etc-update in Portage before 2.1.3.11 on Gentoo Linux relies on the umask to set permissions for...
etc-update in Portage before 2.1.3.11 on Gentoo Linux relies on the umask to set permissions for the merge file, often resulting in permissions weaker than those of the original files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the merge file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
etc-update in Portage before 2.1.3.11 on Gentoo Linux relies on the umask to set permissions for the merge file, often resulting in permissions weaker than those of the original files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the merge file.
- Record
CVE-2007-6249- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
etc-update in Portage before 2.1.3.11 on Gentoo Linux relies on the umask to set permissions for the merge file, often resulting in permissions weaker than those of the original files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the merge file.
- Record
CVE-2007-6249- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-6217 No score
etc-update in Portage before 2.1.3.11 on Gentoo Linux relies on the umask to set permissions for the merge file, often resulting in permissions weaker than those of the original files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the merge file.
- Record
EUVD-2007-6217- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vfqg-qqv4-ghx2 No score
etc-update in Portage before 2.1.3.11 on Gentoo Linux relies on the umask to set permissions for...
etc-update in Portage before 2.1.3.11 on Gentoo Linux relies on the umask to set permissions for the merge file, often resulting in permissions weaker than those of the original files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the merge file.
- Record
GHSA-vfqg-qqv4-ghx2- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, references, title | GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-6249 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Gentoo Portage, published December 15, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. No source names a fixed version.