CVE-2007-4993

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 2
Modified
Published: 27 Sept 2007, 17:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 15:17

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
38/100
CVSS Score
6.9 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.27% LOW
0% probability +0.11%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

27 Sept 2007, 17:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 15:17
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.27%• Percentile: 51%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-20•Improper Input Validation

    The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Affected Systems

  • xensource_inc•xen

    3.0.3

References (21)