CVE-2007-1507

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-03-20 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-16

Description

The default configuration in OpenAFS 1.4.x before 1.4.4 and 1.5.x before 1.5.17 supports setuid programs within the local cell, which might allow attackers to gain privileges by spoofing a response to an AFS cache manager FetchStatus request, and setting setuid and root ownership for files in the cache.

Affected products

The OpenAFS Foundation OpenAFS: 1.4.0, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3, 1.4.4, 1.5.0 (+15)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/24582
http://secunia.com/advisories/24599
http://secunia.com/advisories/24607
http://secunia.com/advisories/24720
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-03.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1271
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:066
http://www.openafs.org/pipermail/openafs-announce/2007/000185.html
http://www.openafs.org/pipermail/openafs-announce/2007/000186.html
http://www.openafs.org/pipermail/openafs-announce/2007/000187.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23060
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017807

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