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CVE-2007-4993

Xen 3.0.3 - pygrub TOOLS/PYGRUB/SRC/GRUBCONF.PY Local Command Injection

Severity Score

6.9
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

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*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

pygrub (tools/pygrub/src/GrubConf.py) en Xen 3.0.3, en el arranque de un dominio invitado, permite a usuarios locales con privilegios elevados en el dominio invitado ejecutar comandos de su elección en el dominio 0 mediante un fichero grub.conf manipulado artesanalmente cuyo contenido es utilizado en sentencias exec.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2007-09-20 CVE Reserved
  • 2007-09-22 First Exploit
  • 2007-09-27 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
References (24)
URL Tag Source
http://bugzilla.xensource.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1068 X_refsource_confirm
http://secunia.com/advisories/27047 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27072 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27085 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27103 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27141 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27161 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27486 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481825/100/0/threaded Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25825 Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3348 Vdb Entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1752 X_refsource_confirm
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11240 Signature
URL Date SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30620 2007-09-22
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/26986 2018-10-15
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1384 2018-10-15
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:203 2018-10-15
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0323.html 2018-10-15
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-527-1 2018-10-15
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00004.html 2018-10-15
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00030.html 2018-10-15
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00082.html 2018-10-15
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-4993 2007-10-02
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=302801 2007-10-02
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Xensource Inc
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 Xen
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 3.0.3
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Affected