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TI-2007-05924 Aliases CVE-2007-6209GHSA-jvq3-qvh3-fg4x

Util/difflog.pl in zsh 4.3.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Priority LOW 21CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

Util/difflog.pl in zsh 4.3.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00325 25th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onLinux
cpe:2.3:a:zsh:zsh:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.4Vulnerablezsh
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:a:zsh:zsh:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.4 Vulnerable ·zsh

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-6209
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jvq3-qvh3-fg4x

References

Other 5

  • TI-2017-13391 In utils.c in zsh before 5.4, symlink expansion had a buffer overflow. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-09527 Improper input validation in zsh before 5.6 CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-05456 In subst.c in zsh through 5.4.2, there is a NULL pointer dereference when using ${(PA)...} on an empty array result. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-00459 Improper input validation in zsh before 5.6 CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-08227 In exec.c in zsh before 5.0.7, there is a buffer overflow for very long fds in the ">& fd" syntax. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-08755 In zsh before 5.3, an off-by-one error resulted in undersized buffers that were intended to support PATH_MAX characters. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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