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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2007-5079 Detail

Deferred

This CVE record is not being prioritized for NVD enrichment efforts due to resource or other concerns.

Description

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 does not properly compile and link gdm with tcp_wrappers on x86_64 platforms, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
N/A
NVD assessment not yet provided.
CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score: N/A
NVD assessment not yet provided.
CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST: NVD
Base Score: 6.0 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (08/26/2010)

Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=181302 An update has been released which resolves this issue: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0657.html

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0657.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=181302 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36791 CVE, Inc., Red Hat

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-Other Other cwe source acceptance level NIST

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Change History

4 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 7:37:04 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0657.html
Added Reference 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=181302
Added Reference 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36791

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/13/2024 9:48:05 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 7/28/2017 9:33:22 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36791 [No Types Assigned]
Removed Reference 
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/36791 [No Types Assigned]

Initial CVE Analysis 9/25/2007 3:23:00 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-5079
NVD Published Date:
09/24/2007
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.

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