MEDIUM
Buffer overflow in backup/src/vmsbackup.c (aka the backup utility) in FreeVMS before 0.3.6 might allow local users to gain privileges via a long string in response to an "extract [ny]" prompt
Published Jun 7, 2007
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.33%
Description
Buffer overflow in backup/src/vmsbackup.c (aka the backup utility) in FreeVMS before 0.3.6 might allow local users to gain privileges via a long string in response to an "extract [ny]" prompt.
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.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.33% 0.00333
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00333
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 | 0.33% (0.00333) | 24.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00333) | 24.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00067) | 17.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- ftp://freevms.nvg.org/pub/vms/freevms/freevms-0_3_6.tgz x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://osvdb.org/35521 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24333 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34820 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://freevms.nvg.org/pub/vms/freevms/freevms-0_3_6.tgz | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://osvdb.org/35521 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24333 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34820 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 7, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jun 7, 2007
Link CVE-2007-3124
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a