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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-3912

Original release date:09/10/2007
Last revised:02/05/2009
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

checkrestart in debian-goodies before 0.34 allows local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in the name of the executable file for a running process.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:7.2 (HIGH) (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 10.0
Exploitability Subscore: 3.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service

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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=440411
Type: Patch Information
External Source: BID
Name: 25569
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26675
Type: Advisory
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 40483
External Source: XF
Name: debian-checkrestart-privilege-escalation(36475)
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-526-1
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1527
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 27079

Vulnerable software and versions

Configuration 1
OR
* cpe:/a:debian:debian-goodies:0.27
* cpe:/a:debian:debian-goodies:0.33
* Denotes Vulnerable Software

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)
  • Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control (CWE-264)
  • Input Validation (CWE-20)