TI-2007-05679 Aliases CVE-2007-5940 GHSA-rghg-gw3p-2f8w

feynmf.pl in feynmf 1.08, as used in TeXLive 2007, allows local users to overwrite…

LOW 21CWE-59Published 2007-11-13 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00403 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:tug:texlive_2007::::::::	all versions	Vulnerable	Tug

cpe:2.3:a:tug:texlive_2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Tug

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-5940
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rghg-gw3p-2f8w

References

Advisory 1

GLSA-200711-32

Other 3

TI-2007-05674 Stack-based buffer overflow in hpc.c in dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
TI-2007-05676 Multiple buffer overflows in dvi2xx.c in dviljk in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
TI-2007-05675 dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier allows local users to obtain sensitive… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.6

Sources

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