CVE-2007-3912 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2007-09-10

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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:debian:debian-goodies:0.27:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:debian:debian-goodies:0.33:::::::*

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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-1527-1	New debian-goodies packages fix privilege escalation
EUVD	EUVD-2007-3896	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.
Ubuntu USN	USN-526-1	debian-goodies vulnerability

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 0.00053.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=440411
http://osvdb.org/40483
http://secunia.com/advisories/26675
http://secunia.com/advisories/27079
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1527
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25569
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-526-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36475

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Debian-goodies

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-09-10T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T14:37:05.741Z

Reserved: 2007-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-3912

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-09-10T17:17:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2007-3912

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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