Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-0235

Stack-based buffer overflow in the glibtop_get_proc_map_s function in libgtop before 2.14.6 (libgtop2) allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a process with a long filename that is mapped in its address space, which triggers the overflow in gnome-system-monitor.
Published 2007-01-16 18:28:00
Updated 2017-10-11 01:31:36
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute codeDenial of service

Products affected by CVE-2007-0235

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-0235

EPSS FAQ
0.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 19 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2007-0235

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
3.7
 LOW AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
1.9
6.4
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2007-0235

  • The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Vendor statements for CVE-2007-0235

  • Red Hat 2007-07-27
    Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of libgtop as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 or 3. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch. This flaw affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and is being tracked via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=249884

References for CVE-2007-0235

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