CVE-2007-5200 json
hugin, as used on various operating systems including SUSE openSUSE 10.2 and 10.3, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a sy…
published 2007-10-14 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-5181
- cvss
- 3.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 29%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
hugin, as used on various operating systems including SUSE openSUSE 10.2 and 10.3, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the hugin_debug_optim_results.txt temporary file.
Patch / fix
- hugin Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.6.1-1.1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5200
- hugin openSUSE Tumbleweed 2020.0.0-3.3
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10850-1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2007-5200 updated
hugin unsafe temporary file usage
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.3 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
References
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-200712-01.xml
vendor-advisory
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redhat.com
/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00199.html
vendor-advisory
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novell.com
/linux/security/advisories/2007_20_sr.html
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/27623
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/27952
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/27653
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/27229
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=362851
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securityfocus.com
/bid/26730
vdb-entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=332401
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osvdb.org
/42224
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-5200
- NVD CVE-2007-5200
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