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medium 6.9

CVE-2007-0005 json

Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) read and (2) write handlers in the Omnikey CardMan 4040 driver in the Linux kernel before 2.6.21-rc3 a…

published 2007-03-10 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-0009

cvss
6.9
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 50%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) read and (2) write handlers in the Omnikey CardMan 4040 driver in the Linux kernel before 2.6.21-rc3 allow local users to gain privileges.

Patch / fix

  • kernel RHEL 5 2.6.18-8.1.1.el5
  • kernel-PAE RHEL 5 2.6.18-8.1.1.el5
  • kernel-xen RHEL 5 2.6.18-8.1.1.el5
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 5 2.6.18-8.1.1.el5
  • kernel-debuginfo-common RHEL 5 2.6.18-8.1.1.el5

red hat advisories RHSA-2007:0099

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-2007-0005 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel 2.6.18-8.1.1.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-8.1.1.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-8.1.1.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-8.1.1.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-8.1.1.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel 2.6.18-8.1.1.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-8.1.1.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-8.1.1.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-8.1.1.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-8.1.1.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0099

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-3441)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

0.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-3441 Linux Omnikey Cardman 4040 Driver - Local Buffer Overflow (PoC) dos, 2007-03-09

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.9 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

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

References

Sources

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