CVE-2007-5839

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-11-06 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-59

Description

The e_hostname function in commands.c in BitchX 1.1a allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files when using the (1) HOSTNAME or (2) IRCHOST command.

Affected products

Bitchx: 1.1a

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=449149
http://osvdb.org/42061
http://secunia.com/advisories/27463
http://secunia.com/advisories/31180
http://secunia.com/advisories/34870
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-12.xml
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.285737
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26326
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3714
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38262
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=449149
http://osvdb.org/42061

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