CVE-2007-2877 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in tcl/win/tclWinReg.c in Tcl (Tcl/Tk) before 8.5a6 allows local users to gain privileges via long registry key paths.

Published: 2007-05-29

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:tcl_tk:tcl_tk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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
EUVD	EUVD-2007-2869	Buffer overflow in tcl/win/tclWinReg.c in Tcl (Tcl/Tk) before 8.5a6 allows local users to gain privileges via long registry key paths.

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 0.0005.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/36528
http://secunia.com/advisories/25401
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=10894&release_id=503937
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1682211&group_id=10894&atid=110894
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34515

History

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Subscriptions

Tcl Tk Tcl Tk

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-05-29T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T13:57:54.288Z

Reserved: 2007-05-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-2877

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-05-29T20:30:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2007-2877

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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