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CVE-2007-6249 Details

Description

etc-update in Portage before 2.1.3.11 on Gentoo Linux relies on the umask to set permissions for the merge file, often resulting in permissions weaker than those of the original files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the merge file.

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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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=193589 CVEExploit
http://osvdb.org/42636 CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28094 CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39035 CVE
http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/portage?rev=7799&view=rev CVEExploit

see all 16 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
gentoo linux
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
gentoo portage
<= 2.1.3.10

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:portage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-6249
NVD Published Date:
Dec 15, 2007
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2007-6249 Details - Not Deferred