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CVE-2007-4460 Details

Description

The RenderV2ToFile function in tag_file.cpp in id3lib (aka libid3) 3.8.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file whose name is constructed from the name of a file being tagged.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=438540	CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=253553	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/26536	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26646	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/26793	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/26818	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/26987	CVE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-08.xml	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1365	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:180	CVE
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_19_sr.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25372	CVE	Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018667	CVE
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=438540	[email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=253553	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/26536	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26646	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/26793	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/26818	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/26987	[email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-08.xml	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1365	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:180	[email protected]
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_19_sr.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25372	[email protected]	Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018667	[email protected]

see all 26 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
id3lib id3lib	3.8.3
CPE cpe:2.3:a:id3lib:id3lib:3.8.3:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 22, 2007	Initial Analysis	[email protected]