Title : Gentoo Security Update Fixes Feynmf Insecure Temporary File Creation VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-3975 CVE ID : CVE-2007-5940
Rated as : Low Risk
Remotely Exploitable : No Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2007-11-22
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Gentoo, which could be exploited by local attackers to overwrite arbitrary files. This issue is caused by an error in Feynmf. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2007-3974