Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 31, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-4631
CVE-2007-4631
Description
The DataLoader::doStart function in dataloader.cpp in QGit 1.5.6 and other versions up to 2pre1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on temporary files with predictable filenames.
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2Patches
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References
12- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvdPatch
- sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.phpnvdPatch
- sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.phpnvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/25618nvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/26738nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/26745nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/27098nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3107nvdVendor Advisory
- fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2007-210.shtmlnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-05.xmlnvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36503nvd
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