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CVE-2007-0235 json

Stack-based buffer overflow in the glibtop_get_proc_map_s function in libgtop before 2.14.6 (libgtop2) allows local users to cause a denial…

published 2007-01-16 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-0237

cvss
3.7
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.9%
EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 60%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the glibtop_get_proc_map_s function in libgtop before 2.14.6 (libgtop2) allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a process with a long filename that is mapped in its address space, which triggers the overflow in gnome-system-monitor.

Patch / fix

  • libgtop2 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.14.4-3

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2007-0235

  • libgtop2 RHEL 4 2.8.0-1.0.2

red hat advisories RHSA-2007:0765

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2007-0235 updated

Stack overflow libgtop when pathname of mmap()-ed file is too long

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 libgtop2 2.8.0-1.0.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 libgtop2 2.8.0-1.0.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 libgtop2 2.8.0-1.0.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 libgtop2 2.8.0-1.0.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0765

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-29458)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

0.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-29458 Libgtop2 Library - Local Buffer Overflow dos, 2007-01-15

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 3.7 AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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