HIGH
gfax 0.4.2 and probably other versions creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via unknown vectors
Published Jul 5, 2007
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.77%
Description
gfax 0.4.2 and probably other versions creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via unknown vectors.
Affected products
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.
0.77% 0.00774
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00774
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 (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.77% (0.00774) | 54.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.77% (0.00774) | 50.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00101) | 25.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 78.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 76.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 55.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://osvdb.org/37883 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25937 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25967 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1329 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24780 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018335 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35403 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/37883 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/25937 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/25967 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1329 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24780 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018335 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35403 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 5, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 24, 2007
Link CVE-2007-2839
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a