4.4
MEDIUM CVSS 2.0
CVE-2007-0475
Smb4K Sudo Privilege Escalation Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in utilities/smb4k_*.cpp in Smb4K before 0.8.0 allow local users, when present on the Smb4K sudoers list, to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to the args variable and unspecified other variables, in conjunction with the sudo configuration.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 3, 2007, 11:28 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-0475 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Smb4k smb4k
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
The Smb4K software is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, and updating to a patched version addresses the issue.
  • Update Smb4K to the latest version.
  • If the product is installed via a package manager, use it to update the software.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2007-0475.

URL Resource
http://developer.berlios.de/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=9631&group_id=769
http://developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.php?release_id=11706
http://developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.php?release_id=11902
http://developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.php?release_id=9777
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0015.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/23937 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23984
http://secunia.com/advisories/24111
http://secunia.com/advisories/24469
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-09.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:042
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22299
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0393
https://lists.berlios.de/pipermail/smb4k-announce/2006-December/000037.html Patch
http://developer.berlios.de/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=9631&group_id=769
http://developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.php?release_id=11706
http://developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.php?release_id=11902
http://developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.php?release_id=9777
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0015.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/23937 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23984
http://secunia.com/advisories/24111
http://secunia.com/advisories/24469
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-09.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:042
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22299
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0393
https://lists.berlios.de/pipermail/smb4k-announce/2006-December/000037.html Patch
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-0475 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-0475 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-2007-0475 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-0475 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.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://developer.berlios.de/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=9631&group_id=769
    Added Reference http://developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.php?release_id=11706
    Added Reference http://developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.php?release_id=11902
    Added Reference http://developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.php?release_id=9777
    Added Reference http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0015.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23937
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23984
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24111
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24469
    Added Reference http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-09.xml
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:042
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22299
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0393
    Added Reference https://lists.berlios.de/pipermail/smb4k-announce/2006-December/000037.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 05, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4.4
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.13 }} 0.01%

score

0.33719

percentile