CVE-2007-3508

Integer overflow in the process_envvars function in elf/rtld.c in glibc before 2.5-rc4 might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a large LD_HWCAP_MASK environment variable value. NOTE: the glibc maintainers state that they do not believe that this issue is exploitable for code execution

Published: 2007-07-03 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-3508 is rated Moderate Risk (41.7/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.45%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-3508

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 0.05% 0.45% +0.40%
2 2026-02-20 0.05% 0.05% +0.00%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-3508

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-3508

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-3508

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2007-3508: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2007-3508
debian unimportant CVE-2007-3508 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (glibc), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-3508
gentoo normal CVE-2007-3508: 1 GLSA(s) (200707-04), 1 atom(s) (sys-libs/glibc); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-3508
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-3508
ubuntu negligible CVE-2007-3508 negligible priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (glibc), 8 status rows across 8 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, upstream): ignored 3, not-affected 3, released 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-3508

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2007-3508

  • Mandriva (2007-09-17T00:00:00)

    Based on the analysis of Red Hat and several Glibc developers, Mandriva does not believe this to be exploitable.

  • Red Hat (2007-07-05T00:00:00)

    After careful analysis by Red Hat and several Glibc developers, it has been determined that this bug is not exploitable. For more information please see Red Hat Bugzilla bug #247208 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=247208

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-3508

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gentoo glibc <= 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:glibc:*:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-3508

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