CVE-2007-0235
glibtop glibtop buffer overflow vulnerability
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the glibtop_get_proc_map_s function in libgtop before 2.14.6 (libgtop2) allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a process with a long filename that is mapped in its address space, which triggers the overflow in gnome-system-monitor.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 16, 2007, 6:28 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | LOW | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the libgtop2 packages.
- If available, apply the vendor-supplied patch.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2007-0235.
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-0235 is
associated with the following CWEs:
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-0235
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2007-0235 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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CVE-2007-0235 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=396477 Added Reference http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/libgtop/2.14/libgtop-2.14.6.news Added Reference http://osvdb.org/32815 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23736 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23777 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23814 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23840 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23872 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24015 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/26367 Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-17.xml Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1255 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:023 Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0765.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22054 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018526 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-407-1 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0185 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0187 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31522 Added Reference https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-972 Added Reference https://launchpad.net/bugs/79206 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10720 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10720 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10720 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/31522 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31522 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 16, 2007
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 3.7
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.27 }} -0.00%
score
0.48068
percentile