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CVE-2007-4998

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.35%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-01-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2007-4998
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.9
EPSS
0.35%

Original NVD 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.