Memory leak in the token OCR functionality in ekg before 1:1.7~rc2-1etch1 on Debian GNU/Linux Etch allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-1665 is rated Moderate Risk (49.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.22%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.33% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 0.89% | 2.22% | +1.33% |
| 2 | 2026-02-13 | 0.73% | 0.89% | +0.16% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 0.73% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2007-1665 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (ekg), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): not-affected 2, needs-triage 1, released 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-1665 |