MEDIUM
Xorg / XFree86 file existence disclosure vulnerability
Published Jan 18, 2008
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.33%
Description
X.Org Xserver before 1.4.1 allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files via a filename argument in the -sp option to the X program, which produces different error messages depending on whether the filename exists.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
XFree86-0:4.1.0-86.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0029
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
XFree86-0:4.3.0-126.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0029
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
xorg-x11-0:6.8.2-1.EL.33.0.2
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0030
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xorg-x11-server-0:1.1.1-48.26.el5_1.5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0031
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | XFree86-0:4.1.0-86.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0029 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | XFree86-0:4.3.0-126.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0029 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | xorg-x11-0:6.8.2-1.EL.33.0.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0030 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xorg-x11-server-0:1.1.1-48.26.el5_1.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0031 |
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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
5.33% 0.05332
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05332
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 5.33% (0.05332) | 92.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.33% (0.05332) | 91.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.56% (0.04564) | 88.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.62% (0.10621) | 88.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.56% (0.04564) | 88.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00046) | 19.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 7, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00046) | 16.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00046) | 14.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.00% (0.04005) | 85.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.00% (0.04005) | 84.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.00% (0.04005) | 67.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (65)
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Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jan 18, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 14, 2007
Link CVE-2007-5958
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a