CVE-2007-4993
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2007-09-27 17:00
Modified
2024-08-07 15:17
Severity ?
Summary
pygrub (tools/pygrub/src/GrubConf.py) in Xen 3.0.3, when booting a guest domain, allows local users with elevated privileges in the guest domain to execute arbitrary commands in domain 0 via a crafted grub.conf file whose contents are used in exec statements.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://bugzilla.xensource.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1068
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/26986Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27047
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27072
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27085
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27103
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27141
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27161
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27486
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1384
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:203
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0323.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481825/100/0/threaded
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25825
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-527-1
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3348
secalert@redhat.comhttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1752
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11240
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00004.html
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00030.html
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00082.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugzilla.xensource.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1068
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26986Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27047
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27072
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27085
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27103
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27141
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27161
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27486
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1384
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:203
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0323.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481825/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25825
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-527-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3348
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1752
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11240
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00004.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00030.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00082.html
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