CVE-2007-4998
EPSS 0.09%
Description
cp, when running with an option to preserve symlinks on multiple OSes, allows local, user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack using crafted directories containing multiple source files that are copied to the same destination.
How to fix CVE-2007-4998
To remediate CVE-2007-4998, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/coreutils—upgrade to 4.1.2 or later
Is CVE-2007-4998 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 4.1.2