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CVE-2007-5079

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2007-09-25 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• RedHat Linux: 4.0

References

• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0657.html
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=181302
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36791
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0657.html
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=181302
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36791

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