zaptel buffer overflow in sethdlc(-new).c
Published Oct 29, 2007
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
Description
Buffer overflow in sethdlc.c in the Asterisk Zaptel 1.4.5.1 might allow local users to gain privileges via a long device name (interface name) in the ifr_name field. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating that the application requires root access, so privilege boundaries are not crossed
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.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00355) | 26.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00355) | 27.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00046) | 11.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 25.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 23.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 21.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.18% (0.02178) | 80.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.18% (0.02178) | 79.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.18% (0.02178) | 57.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://downloads.digium.com/pub/asa/AST-2007-024.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3319 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.eleytt.com/advisories/eleytt_ZAPTEL.pdf x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482597/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483481/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26160 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018885 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5690 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=364431 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37335 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5690
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5690
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://downloads.digium.com/pub/asa/AST-2007-024.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3319 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.eleytt.com/advisories/eleytt_ZAPTEL.pdf | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482597/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483481/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26160 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018885 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5690 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=364431 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37335 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5690 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5690 |
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