National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-5963
Original release date:12/19/2007
Last revised:01/31/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Unspecified vulnerability in kdebase allows local users to cause a denial of service (KDM login inaccessible, or resource consumption) via unknown vectors.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.9
Exploitability Subscore:
3.4
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows disruption of serviceUnknown
- Official Statement from Red Hat (01/02/2008)
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Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2007-5963
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw.
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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1992
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20071218 rPSA-2007-0268-1 kdebase
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2008-1283
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2008-1264
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2009:017
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 28751
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 41395
External Source: XF
Name: kdm-image-configuration-dos(39168)
External Source: BID
Name: 26909
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2007-4267
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0268
External Source: SREASON
Name: 3469
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 28181
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 28104