CVE-2007-5940

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.

Published: 2007-11-13 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-5940 is rated Low Risk (18.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.04%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5940

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 2023-03-07 1.75% 0.04% -1.71%
2 2022-02-04 — 1.75% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-5940

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-5940

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-5940

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2007-5940 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (feynmf, texlive-bin), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 10. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-5940
gentoo normal CVE-2007-5940: 1 GLSA(s) (200711-32), 1 atom(s) (dev-tex/feynmf); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-5940
ubuntu low CVE-2007-5940 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (feynmf), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, upstream): not-affected 4, needed 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-5940

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-5940

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
tug texlive_2007 — cpe:2.3:a:tug:texlive_2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-5940

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