libwrap ignores rules under certain circumstances
Published Aug 30, 2007
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.23%
Description
A regression error in tcp-wrappers 7.6.dbs-10 and 7.6.dbs-11 might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions when a service uses libwrap but does not specify server connection information.
Affected products
No data.
- 7.04
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue was specific to a patch from Debian project and did not affect versions of tcp_wrappers packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.23% (0.02233) | 82.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.23% (0.02233) | 80.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.31% (0.00307) | 51.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 22, 2025 | 13.99% (0.13993) | 95.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 11.17% (0.11168) | 95.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 10, 2024 | 12.01% (0.12008) | 95.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2024 | 5.66% (0.05661) | 93.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 26, 2024 | 3.10% (0.03100) | 91.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 18, 2024 | 1.12% (0.01122) | 84.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 11, 2024 | 0.58% (0.00579) | 77.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 1, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00533) | 74.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 25, 2023 | 0.46% (0.00460) | 72.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 0.50% (0.00499) | 73.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 5, 2023 | 0.49% (0.00490) | 73.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.45% (0.00452) | 71.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://bugs.debian.org/405342 x_refsource_MISC
- http://osvdb.org/40140 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26567 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-507-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUPatch
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-4601 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271941 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36364 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/135332 x_refsource_MISC
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4601
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-4601
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/405342 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://osvdb.org/40140 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/26567 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-507-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUPatch | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-4601 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271941 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36364 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://launchpad.net/bugs/135332 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4601 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-4601 |
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