HIGH
Buffer overflow in cmd.exe in Windows NT 4.0 may allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long pathname argument to the cd command
Published Oct 20, 2007
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.43%
Description
Buffer overflow in cmd.exe in Windows NT 4.0 may allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long pathname argument to the cd command.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.43% 0.03427
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03427
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.43% (0.03427) | 88.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.43% (0.03427) | 87.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.69% (0.03690) | 87.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00049) | 20.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00049) | 18.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00049) | 16.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.18% (0.04185) | 86.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.18% (0.04185) | 84.70th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.18% (0.04185) | 68.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3251 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/311359 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6829 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11329 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3251 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/311359 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6829 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11329 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 20, 2007
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Oct 19, 2007
Link CVE-2003-1407
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a