CVE-2007-5730: debian debian_linux Out-of-bounds Write

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-5730 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 30-10-2007
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in QEMU 0.8.2, as used in Xen and possibly other products, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via crafted data in the "net socket listen" option, aka QEMU "net socket" heap overflow. NOTE: some sources have used CVE-2007-1321 to refer to this issue as part of "NE2000 network driver and the socket code," but this is the correct identifier for the individual net socket listen vulnerability.

• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.