Description
pygrub (tools/pygrub/src/GrubConf.py) in Xen 3.0.3, when booting a guest domain, allows local users with elevated privileges in the guest domain to execute arbitrary commands in domain 0 via a crafted grub.conf file whose contents are used in exec statements.
Published: 2007-09-27
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1384-1 New xen-utils packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-4974 pygrub (tools/pygrub/src/GrubConf.py) in Xen 3.0.3, when booting a guest domain, allows local users with elevated privileges in the guest domain to execute arbitrary commands in domain 0 via a crafted grub.conf file whose contents are used in exec statements.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-527-1 xen-3.0 vulnerability
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Redhat Enterprise Linux
Xensource Inc Xen
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:17:27.851Z

Reserved: 2007-09-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-4993

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Status : Modified

Published: 2007-09-27T17:17:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2007-4993

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Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2007-09-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2007-4993 - Bugzilla

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