CVE-2007-1057
The Net Direct client for Linux before 6.0.5 in Nortel Application Switch 2424, VPN 3050 and 3070, and SSL VPN Module 1000 extracts and executes files with insecure permissions, which allows local users to exploit a race condition to replace a…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.11%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Net Direct client for Linux before 6.0.5 in Nortel Application Switch 2424, VPN 3050 and 3070, and SSL VPN Module 1000 extracts and executes files with insecure permissions, which allows local users to exploit a race condition to replace a world-writable file in /tmp/NetClient and cause another user to execute arbitrary code when attempting to execute this client, as demonstrated by replacing /tmp/NetClient/client.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.11% probability · 64th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- nortel/net direct client
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://osvdb.org/33304
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24231Vendor Advisory
- http://spoofed.org/blog/archive/2007/02/nortel_vpn_unix_client_local_root_compromise.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22632
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017678
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0671
- http://www116.nortelnetworks.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2007/08/021886-01.pdf
- http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=540071Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32597
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3356
- http://osvdb.org/33304
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24231Vendor Advisory
- http://spoofed.org/blog/archive/2007/02/nortel_vpn_unix_client_local_root_compromise.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22632
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017678
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0671
- http://www116.nortelnetworks.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2007/08/021886-01.pdf
- http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=540071Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32597
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3356
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.