{"id":"CVE-2007-2839","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2007-2839","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T17:29:53.488Z","title":"gfax 0.4.2 and probably other versions creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via unknown vectors.","description":"gfax 0.4.2 and probably other versions creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via unknown vectors.","published":"2007-07-05T21:30:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:40:33.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.2,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":[],"affected":["debian/gfax"],"epss":{"score":0.00774,"percentile":0.55466,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2007-07-05","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":30280,"kind":"exploit","title":"GFax 0.7.6 - Temporary Files Local Arbitrary Command Execution","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30280","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/local/30280.txt","file":"exploits/linux/local/30280.txt","published":"2007-07-05","added":"2007-07-05","updated":"2013-12-13","author":"Steve Kemp","type":"local","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2007-2839","OSVDB-37883"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24780/info"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 0.8%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://osvdb.org/37883","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/25937","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/25967","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1329","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24780","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018335","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35403","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://osvdb.org/37883","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/25937","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/25967","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1329","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24780","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018335","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35403","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-2839","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}