CVE-2007-2839 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

gfax 0.4.2 and probably other versions creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via unknown vectors.

Published: 2007-07-05

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:debian:gfax:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1329-1	New gfax packages fix privilege escalation
EUVD	EUVD-2007-2831	gfax 0.4.2 and probably other versions creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via unknown vectors.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00106.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/37883
http://secunia.com/advisories/25937
http://secunia.com/advisories/25967
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1329
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24780
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018335
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35403

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Gfax

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-07-05T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T13:57:53.359Z

Reserved: 2007-05-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-2839

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-07-05T21:30:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-2839

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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