{ "CVE_data_meta": { "ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2007-5839", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "n/a", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_value": "n/a" } ] } } ] }, "vendor_name": "n/a" } ] } }, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "The e_hostname function in commands.c in BitchX 1.1a allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files when using the (1) HOSTNAME or (2) IRCHOST command." } ] }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "n/a" } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "name": "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=449149", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=449149" }, { "name": "SSA:2009-116-02", "refsource": "SLACKWARE", "url": "http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.285737" }, { "name": "34870", "refsource": "SECUNIA", "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/34870" }, { "name": "27463", "refsource": "SECUNIA", "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/27463" }, { "name": "26326", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26326" }, { "name": "31180", "refsource": "SECUNIA", "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/31180" }, { "name": "ADV-2007-3714", "refsource": "VUPEN", "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3714" }, { "name": "42061", "refsource": "OSVDB", "url": "http://osvdb.org/42061" }, { "name": "GLSA-200807-12", "refsource": "GENTOO", "url": "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-12.xml" }, { "name": "bitchx-ehostname-symlink(38262)", "refsource": "XF", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38262" } ] } }