CVE-2007-1500

The Linux Security Auditing Tool (LSAT) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, as demonstrated using /tmp/lsat1.lsat.

Published: 2007-03-19 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-1500 is rated Low Risk (25.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.32%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-1500

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.06% 0.32% +0.26%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.06% +0.02%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-1500

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.1 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-1500

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-1500

vendor priority summary link
gentoo low CVE-2007-1500: 1 GLSA(s) (200703-20), 1 atom(s) (app-admin/lsat); latest impact low. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-1500

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-1500

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gentoo linux — cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-1500

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