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medium 4.4

CVE-2007-3852 json

The init script (sysstat.in) in sysstat 5.1.2 up to 7.1.6 creates /tmp/sysstat.run insecurely, which allows local users to execute arbitrar…

published 2007-08-14 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-3836

cvss
4.4
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 36%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The init script (sysstat.in) in sysstat 5.1.2 up to 7.1.6 creates /tmp/sysstat.run insecurely, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

Patch / fix

  • sysstat RHEL 5 7.0.2-11.el5

red hat advisories RHSA-2011:1005

  • sysstat openSUSE Tumbleweed 12.4.3-3.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11419-1

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-2007-3852 updated cvss 1.9

sysstat insecure temporary file usage

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) sysstat 7.0.2-11.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) sysstat 7.0.2-11.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:1005

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.4 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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