CVE-2007-1507

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-1507
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-03-20 10:19:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe default configuration in OpenAFS 1.4.x before 1.4.4 and 1.5.x before 1.5.17 supports setuid programs within the local cell, which might allow attackers to gain privileges by spoofing a response to an AFS cache manager FetchStatus request, and setting setuid and root ownership for files in the cache.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-16 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openafs Openafs 1.4.0 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.4.1 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.4.2 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.4.3 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.4.4 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.0 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.1 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.10 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.11 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.12 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.13 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.14 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.15 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.16 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.2 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.3 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.5 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.6 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.7 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.8 All All All
Application Openafs Openafs 1.5.9 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[OpenAFS-announce] OpenAFS 1.5.17 release available af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openafs.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Gentoo update for openafs - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[OpenAFS-announce] OpenAFS Security Advisory 2007-001: privilege escalation in Unix-based clients af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openafs.org
OpenAFS Spoofed "FetchStatus" Privilege Escalation - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1271-1 openafs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Vendor Advisory
OpenAFS FetchStatus Spoofing Lets Remote Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
OpenAFS FetchStatus Reply Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Advisories - Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Mandriva update for openafs - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
OpenAFS: Privilege escalation — Gentoo Linux Documentation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
[OpenAFS-announce] OpenAFS 1.4.4 available af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openafs.org Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Debian update for openafs - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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