4.4

CVE-2007-3852: sysstat

CVSS: 4.4v2.0MediumModified
AliasesRHSA-2011:1005
Published 14-08-2007Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-3852 is a medium (CVSS 4.4) vulnerability in sysstat. EPSS estimates a 0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
18/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.4/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.42%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1

Timeline

  1. 14-08-2007
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The init script (sysstat.in) in sysstat 5.1.2 up to 7.1.6 creates /tmp/sysstat.run insecurely, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.42%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

35%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.42% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.42%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat2 products
  • sysstat< 0:7.0.2-11.el5
  • sysstat-debuginfo< 0:7.0.2-11.el5
Sysstat1 product
  • sysstat5.1.2 | 5.1.3 | 5.1.4 | 5.1.5 | 6.0.0 | 6.0.1 | 6.0.2 | 6.0.3 | 6.0.4 | 6.0.5 | 7.0.0 | 7.0.1 | 7.0.2 | 7.0.3 | 7.0.4 | 7.1.1 | 7.1.2 | 7.1.3 | 7.1.4 | 7.1.5 | 7.1.6

2 vendors · 3 products

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