PT-2007-1038 · Debian · Debian-Goodies

Thomas De Grenier De Latour · Published 2007-09-10 · Updated 2017-07-29 · CVE-2007-3912

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: debian-goodies versions prior to 0.34

Description: The issue concerns multiple vulnerabilities in the debian-goodies package of the Debian GNU/Linux operating system. These vulnerabilities can be exploited by a local attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. Specifically, the checkrestart utility in debian-goodies is vulnerable to shell metacharacters in the name of the executable file for a running process, allowing local users to gain privileges.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 0.34, update to version 0.34 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the checkrestart utility to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-03318

CVE-2007-3912

DSA-1527-1

Affected Products

Debian-Goodies

References · 15

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3912 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3912 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-3912 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-3912 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26675 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-3912 · Vendor Advisory
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=440411 · Patch
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-03318 · Security Note
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-526-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1527 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/25569 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27079 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/40483 · Note
• http://debian.org/security/dsa-1527 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36475 · Note