CVE-2007-2807

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in mod/server.mod/servrmsg.c in Eggdrop 1.6.18, and possibly earlier, allows user-assisted, remote IRC servers to execute arbitrary code via a long private message.

Published: 2007-05-22 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-2807 is rated High Exploit Risk (70.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.98%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2007-2807

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
4514 exploit_db edb 2007-10-10 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-2807

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 23.07% 9.98% -13.09%
2 2026-04-24 22.62% 23.07% +0.45%
3 2026-01-08 22.62%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-2807

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
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.
8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-2807

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-2807

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2007-2807 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (eggdrop), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-2807
gentoo normal CVE-2007-2807: 1 GLSA(s) (200709-07), 1 atom(s) (net-irc/eggdrop); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-2807
ubuntu medium CVE-2007-2807 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (eggdrop), 8 status rows across 8 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, upstream): released 5, ignored 2, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-2807

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-2807

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
eggheads eggdrop_irc_bot <= 1.6.18 cpe:2.3:a:eggheads:eggdrop_irc_bot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eggheads eggdrop_irc_bot 1.6.8 cpe:2.3:a:eggheads:eggdrop_irc_bot:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eggheads eggdrop_irc_bot 1.6.9 cpe:2.3:a:eggheads:eggdrop_irc_bot:1.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eggheads eggdrop_irc_bot 1.6.10 cpe:2.3:a:eggheads:eggdrop_irc_bot:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eggheads eggdrop_irc_bot 1.6.11 cpe:2.3:a:eggheads:eggdrop_irc_bot:1.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eggheads eggdrop_irc_bot 1.6.12 cpe:2.3:a:eggheads:eggdrop_irc_bot:1.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eggheads eggdrop_irc_bot 1.6.13 cpe:2.3:a:eggheads:eggdrop_irc_bot:1.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eggheads eggdrop_irc_bot 1.6.14 cpe:2.3:a:eggheads:eggdrop_irc_bot:1.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eggheads eggdrop_irc_bot 1.6.15 cpe:2.3:a:eggheads:eggdrop_irc_bot:1.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eggheads eggdrop_irc_bot 1.6.16 cpe:2.3:a:eggheads:eggdrop_irc_bot:1.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eggheads eggdrop_irc_bot 1.6.17 cpe:2.3:a:eggheads:eggdrop_irc_bot:1.6.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-2807

URL Tags
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=427157
http://osvdb.org/36237
http://secunia.com/advisories/25276 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26727
http://secunia.com/advisories/26826
http://secunia.com/advisories/27989
http://secunia.com/advisories/28347
http://secunia.com/advisories/35690
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-07.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018700
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1448
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1826
http://www.eggheads.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=462 Exploit
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:175
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24070
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00336.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00348.html
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