CVE-2007-4998

MediumCVSS 6.9/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.9/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jan 31, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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