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netserver in netperf 2.4.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/netperf.debug.
- Products
- netperf
- Affected versions
- 2.1pl3-1, 2.2pl4-1, 2.3-1, 2.3-3, 2.3-4, 2.4.0-1, 2.4.0-1bpo1, 2.4.0-2, 2.4.1-1, 2.4.2-1, 2.4.3-1, 2.4.3-2, 2.4.3-3, 2.4.3-5, 2.4.3-6, 2.4.3-7
- Fixed versions
- 2.4.3-8
- CVEs
- CVE-2007-1444
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 15:54 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
netserver in netperf 2.4.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/netperf.debug.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1444
netperf
Fixed versions: 2.4.3-8
netperf
Fixed versions: 2.4.3-8
netperf
Fixed versions: 2.4.3-8
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-21T17:47:43.650562163Z",
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"source_id": "core-osv",
"document_id": 398532,
"published_at": "2007-03-14T00:19:00+00:00"
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