CVE-2007-4993

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.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.16%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:203 vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1752
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00030.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27047 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26986 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27486 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27085 third party advisory
http://bugzilla.xensource.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1068
http://secunia.com/advisories/27141 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27103 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481825/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0323.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27161 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25825 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27072 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11240 vdb entry signature
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00082.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-527-1 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1384 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3348 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4993?
CVE-2007-4993 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-4993?
To fix CVE-2007-4993, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-4993 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-4993 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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