DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5940

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-5940
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5940.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5940
Upstream
Published
2007-11-13T23:46:00Z
Modified
2025-11-19T01:04:37.453687Z
Summary
[none]
Details

feynmf.pl in feynmf 1.08, as used in TeXLive 2007, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on the feynmf$$.pl temporary file.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11
feynmf

Package

Name
feynmf
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/feynmf?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.08-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5940.json"
texlive-bin

Package

Name
texlive-bin
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/texlive-bin?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2005.dfsg.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5940.json"
Debian:12
feynmf

Package

Name
feynmf
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/feynmf?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.08-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5940.json"
texlive-bin

Package

Name
texlive-bin
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/texlive-bin?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2005.dfsg.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5940.json"
Debian:13
feynmf

Package

Name
feynmf
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/feynmf?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.08-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5940.json"
texlive-bin

Package

Name
texlive-bin
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/texlive-bin?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2005.dfsg.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5940.json"
Debian:14
feynmf

Package

Name
feynmf
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/feynmf?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.08-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5940.json"
texlive-bin

Package

Name
texlive-bin
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/texlive-bin?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2005.dfsg.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5940.json"