CVE-2007-2923 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The launch method in the LocalExec ActiveX control (LocalExec.ocx) in Novell exteNd Director 4.1 and Portal Services allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Published: 2007-06-18

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 3.1% 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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:novell:extend_director:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2007-2915	The launch method in the LocalExec ActiveX control (LocalExec.ocx) in Novell exteNd Director 4.1 and Portal Services allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03105.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/37318
http://secunia.com/advisories/25710
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/793433
http://www.novell.com/documentation/nedse41/readmesp2.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24493
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018258
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2235
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34898
https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/360/3169416_f.SAL_Public.html

History

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Subscriptions

Novell Extend Director

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published: 2007-06-18T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T13:57:54.910Z

Reserved: 2007-05-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-2923

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-06-18T10:30:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2007-2923

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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