CVE-2007-6531

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Published Jan 9, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Panel (xfce4-panel) component in Xfce before 4.4.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via Launcher tooltips. NOTE: a second buffer overflow (over-read) in the xfce_mkdirhier function was also reported, but it might not be exploitable for a crash or code execution, so it is not a vulnerability.

Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:xfce:xfce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-6497	Stack-based buffer overflow in the Panel (xfce4-panel) component in Xfce before 4.4.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via Launcher tooltips. NOTE: a second buffer overflow (over-read) in the xfce_mkdirhier function was also reported, but it might not be exploitable for a crash or code execution, so it is not a vulnerability.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.9% (2.930% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201289
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201293
http://osvdb.org/43422
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-06.xml
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0080
http://www.xfce.org/documentation/changelogs/4.4.2

History

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Subscriptions

Xfce Xfce

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:11 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 9, 2008, 11:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:11 PM
Reserved: Dec 27, 2007, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:48 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 9, 2008, 11:46 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:48 PM

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