CVE-2007-5079

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 does not properly compile and link gdm with tcp_wrappers on x86_64 platforms, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

Published: 2007-09-25 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-5079 is rated Moderate Risk (41.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.26%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5079

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 2025-06-15 0.19% 0.26% +0.07%
2 2025-05-30 0.14% 0.19% +0.05%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.14% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-5079

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 6.8 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-5079

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-5079

vendor priority summary link
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5079

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2007-5079

  • Red Hat (2010-08-26T00:00:00)

    Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=181302 An update has been released which resolves this issue: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0657.html

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-5079

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
redhat linux 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-5079

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