CVE-2007-6595

ClamAV 0.92 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) temporary files used by the cli_gentempfd function in libclamav/others.c or on (2) .ascii files used by sigtool, when utf16-decode is enabled.

Published: 2007-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-6595 is rated Low Risk (20/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.41%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-6595

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 0.04% 0.41% +0.36%
2 2023-03-07 1.55% 0.04% -1.50%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.55% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-6595

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-6595

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-6595

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2007-6595 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (clamav), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-6595
gentoo low CVE-2007-6595: 1 GLSA(s) (200808-07), 1 atom(s) (app-antivirus/clamav); latest impact low. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-6595
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6595
suse low CVE-2007-6595 severity low: SUSE including 16 source package names (clamav-0.103.3-1.4, clamav-0.96-0.12.1, …), 16 product×package rows across 6 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2, … (6 product lines)): Fixed 16. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6595/
ubuntu low CVE-2007-6595 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (clamav), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, upstream): released 3, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-6595

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-6595

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
clam_anti-virus clamav 0.92 cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-6595

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