CVE-2007-6531

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Panel (xfce4-panel) component in Xfce before 4.4.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via Launcher tooltips. NOTE: a second buffer overflow (over-read) in the xfce_mkdirhier function was also reported, but it might not be exploitable for a crash or code execution, so it is not a vulnerability.

Published: 2008-01-09 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-6531 is rated Moderate Risk (49.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.12%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-6531

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 2026-03-26 1.99% 2.12% +0.13%
2 2025-03-30 1.80% 1.99% +0.19%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.80% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-6531

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-6531

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-6531

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2007-6531 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (xfce4-panel), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-6531
gentoo normal CVE-2007-6531: 1 GLSA(s) (200801-06), 2 atom(s) (xfce-base/libxfcegui4, xfce-base/xfce4-panel); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-6531
ubuntu medium CVE-2007-6531 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (xfce4-panel), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, upstream): released 5, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-6531

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-6531

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
xfce xfce <= 4.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:xfce:xfce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-6531

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