CVE-2007-5940 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in feynmf.pl version 1.08, as distributed with TeXLive 2007. An attacker can exploit this flaw via a symlink attack on the feynmf$$.pl temporary file, leading to arbitrary file overwrites and arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 4.6 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), this vulnerability requires local access and low attack complexity, potentially impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tug:texlive_2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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