CVE-2007-2957

Integer overflow in McAfee E-Business Server before 8.5.3 for Solaris, and before 8.1.2 for Linux, HP-UX, and AIX, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large length value in an authentication packet, which results in a heap-based buffer overflow.

Published: 2007-10-31 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-2957 is rated High Risk (70.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.72%, 93th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-2957

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 2026-04-27 8.12% 8.72% +0.60%
2 2025-03-30 9.99% 8.12% -1.87%
3 2025-03-29 — 9.99% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-2957

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-2957

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-2957

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mcafee e-business_server <= 8.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:e-business_server:*:*:aix:*:*:*:*:*
mcafee e-business_server <= 8.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:e-business_server:*:*:hpux:*:*:*:*:*
mcafee e-business_server <= 8.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:e-business_server:*:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
mcafee e-business_server <= 8.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:e-business_server:*:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-2957

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