CVE-2007-5616

ssh-signer in SSH Tectia Client and Server 5.x before 5.2.4, and 5.3.x before 5.3.6, on Unix and Linux allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2008-01-09 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-5616 is rated Moderate Risk (49.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.94%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5616

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 0.15% 0.94% +0.79%
2 2025-03-30 0.12% 0.15% +0.04%
3 2025-03-29 0.12%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-5616

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-2007-5616

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-5616

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ssh tectia_client >= 5.0.0, < 5.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh tectia_client >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh tectia_server >= 5.0, < 5.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh tectia_server >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-5616

URL Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/28247 Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019167 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/921339 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/WDON-7AMRRF Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27191 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0078 Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39569 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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