CVE-2007-2893
Bochs NE2000 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the bx_ne2k_c::rx_frame function in iodev/ne2k.cc in the emulated NE2000 device in Bochs 2.3 allows local users of the guest operating system to write to arbitrary memory locations and gain privileges on the host operating system via vectors that cause TXCNT register values to exceed the device memory size, aka "RX Frame heap overflow."
INFO
Published Date :
May 30, 2007, 1:30 a.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 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Upgrade the Bochs packages.
- Update the affected packages.
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-2007-2893.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-2893 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-2007-2893
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-2007-2893 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2007-2893 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://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=188148 Added Reference http://osvdb.org/36799 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25470 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/26364 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/27715 Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-21.xml Added Reference http://taviso.decsystem.org/virtsec.pdf Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1351 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24246 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1936 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34508 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
May. 19, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=188148 No Types Assigned http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=188148 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://osvdb.org/36799 No Types Assigned http://osvdb.org/36799 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/25470 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/25470 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/26364 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/26364 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/27715 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/27715 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-21.xml No Types Assigned http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-21.xml Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://taviso.decsystem.org/virtsec.pdf No Types Assigned http://taviso.decsystem.org/virtsec.pdf Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1351 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1351 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24246 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24246 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1936 Vendor Advisory http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1936 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34508 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34508 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bochs:bochs:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:bochs_project:bochs:2.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/34508 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34508 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 31, 2007
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.2
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} 0.00%
score
0.14547
percentile