CVE-ID

CVE-2007-5191

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Description
mount and umount in util-linux and loop-aes-utils call the setuid and setgid functions in the wrong order and do not check the return values, which might allow attackers to gain privileges via helpers such as mount.nfs.
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Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20071004 Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20071004)
Votes (Legacy)
Comments (Legacy)
Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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