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CVE-2007-4998 Details

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.

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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://osvdb.org/43228	CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=356471	CVE
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2023	CVE
http://osvdb.org/43228	[email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=356471	[email protected]
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2023	[email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-59	Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: 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]
Feb 1, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]