Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 13, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2007-5940

Description

feynmf.pl in feynmf 1.08, as used in TeXLive 2007, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on the feynmf$$.pl temporary file.

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Affected products

Tug/Texlive
cpe:2.3:a:tug:texlive_2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
TeXLive/feynmfllm-create
Range: =1.08

Patches

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References

bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvd
osvdb.org/42397nvd
secunia.com/advisories/27737nvd
secunia.com/advisories/27739nvd
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-32.xmlnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/26507nvd
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3974nvd

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