Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 15, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2007-6358

Description

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.

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Affected products

Glyphandcog/Pdftops
cpe:2.3:a:glyph_and_cog:pdftops:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=1.1.19rc1
Openprinting/pdftops.plllm-create
Range: <1.20

Patches

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References

bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvdExploit
secunia.com/advisories/28113nvdVendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/28139nvdVendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/28200nvdVendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/28386nvdVendor Advisory
osvdb.org/42029nvd
www.cups.org/articles.phpnvd
www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1437nvd
www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-14.xmlnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/26919nvd
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-563-1nvd

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