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pdftops.pl before 1.20 in alternate pdftops filter allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the pdfin.[PID].tmp temporary file, which is created when pdftops reads a PDF file from stdin, such as when pdftops is invoked by CUPS.
- Products
- cups
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 1.3.5-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2007-6358
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 15:46 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
pdftops.pl before 1.20 in alternate pdftops filter allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the pdfin.[PID].tmp temporary file, which is created when pdftops reads a PDF file from stdin, such as when pdftops is invoked by CUPS.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6358
cups
Fixed versions: 1.3.5-1
cups
Fixed versions: 1.3.5-1
cups
Fixed versions: 1.3.5-1
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-21T17:47:36.884248712Z",
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"source_id": "core-osv",
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"published_at": "2007-12-15T01:46:00+00:00"
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