CVE-2007-5194 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Chroot server in rMake 1.0.11 creates a /dev/zero device file with read/write permissions for the rMake user and the same minor device number as /dev/port, which might allow local users to gain root privileges.

Published: 2007-10-04

Score: 6.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:rpath:rmake:1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2007-5175	The Chroot server in rMake 1.0.11 creates a /dev/zero device file with read/write permissions for the rMake user and the same minor device number as /dev/port, which might allow local users to gain root privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

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 0.00036.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/27030
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481395/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25899
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=194550
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RMK-634

History

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Subscriptions

Rpath Rmake

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-10-04T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:24:41.980Z

Reserved: 2007-10-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-5194

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-10-04T17:17:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2007-5194

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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