{
  "modified": "2025-08-09T19:01:28Z",
  "published": "2007-11-13T23:46:00Z",
  "id": "CVE-2007-5940",
  "details": "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.",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/27737"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/27739"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-32.xml"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3974"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198231"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://osvdb.org/42397"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26507"
    }
  ]
}