VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-4993
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…
MEDIUM 6.9EPSS 0.63%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.63%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.63% probability · 48th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- xensource inc/xen
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://bugzilla.xensource.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1068
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26986Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27047
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27072
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27085
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27103
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27141
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27161
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27486
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1384
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:203
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0323.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481825/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25825
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-527-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3348
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1752
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11240
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00004.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00030.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00082.html
- http://bugzilla.xensource.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1068
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26986Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27047
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27072
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27085
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27103
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27141
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27161
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27486
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.