CVE - CVE-2007-3912

CVE-ID
CVE-2007-3912	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
checkrestart in debian-goodies before 0.34 allows local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in the name of the executable file for a running process.
References
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BID:25569 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25569 CONFIRM:http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=440411 DEBIAN:DSA-1527 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1527 OSVDB:40483 URL:~~http://osvdb.org/40483~~ (Obsolete source) SECUNIA:26675 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/26675 SECUNIA:27079 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/27079 UBUNTU:USN-526-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-526-1 XF:debian-checkrestart-privilege-escalation(36475) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36475
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20070720	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 (20070720)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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