CVE-2007-0475

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in utilities/smb4k_*.cpp in Smb4K before 0.8.0 allow local users, when present on the Smb4K sudoers list, to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to the args variable and unspecified other variables, in conjunction with the sudo configuration.

Published: 2007-02-03 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-0475 is rated Low Risk (28.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.39%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-0475

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.12% 0.39% +0.27%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.12% +0.08%
3 2023-03-07 0.04%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-0475

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
3.4 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-0475

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-0475

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2007-0475 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (smb4k), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-0475
gentoo high CVE-2007-0475: 1 GLSA(s) (200703-09), 1 atom(s) (net-misc/smb4k); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-0475
ubuntu medium CVE-2007-0475 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (smb4k), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): not-affected 5, ignored 3, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-0475

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-0475

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
smb4k smb4k 0.4 cpe:2.3:a:smb4k:smb4k:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smb4k smb4k 0.5 cpe:2.3:a:smb4k:smb4k:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smb4k smb4k 0.6 cpe:2.3:a:smb4k:smb4k:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smb4k smb4k 0.7 cpe:2.3:a:smb4k:smb4k:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-0475

URL Tags
http://developer.berlios.de/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=9631&group_id=769
http://developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.php?release_id=11706
http://developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.php?release_id=11902
http://developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.php?release_id=9777
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0015.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/23937 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23984
http://secunia.com/advisories/24111
http://secunia.com/advisories/24469
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-09.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:042
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22299
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0393
https://lists.berlios.de/pipermail/smb4k-announce/2006-December/000037.html Patch
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