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CVE-2007-6249: gentoo portage

CVSS: 2.1v2.0LowModified
Published 15-12-2007Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-6249 is a low (CVSS 2.1) vulnerability in gentoo portage. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
18/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
2.1/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.43%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference

Timeline

  1. 15-12-2007
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

etc-update in Portage before 2.1.3.11 on Gentoo Linux relies on the umask to set permissions for the merge file, often resulting in permissions weaker than those of the original files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the merge file.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.43%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

36%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.43% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.43%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (sources.gentoo.org)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugs.gentoo.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Gentoo1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

8 links