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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.0

CVE-2007-5079 json

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 does not properly compile and link gdm with tcp_wrappers on x86_64 platforms, which might allow remote attackers…

published 2007-09-25 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-5060

cvss
6.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.5%
EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 does not properly compile and link gdm with tcp_wrappers on x86_64 platforms, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

Patch / fix

  • gdm RHEL 4 1:2.6.0.5-7.rhel4.19.el4_8.2

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0657

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-2007-5079 updated cvss 4.3

gdm with xdmcp ignoring tcp_wrappers on x86_64

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 gdm 2.6.0.5-7.rhel4.19.el4_8.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 gdm 2.6.0.5-7.rhel4.19.el4_8.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 gdm 2.6.0.5-7.rhel4.19.el4_8.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 gdm 2.6.0.5-7.rhel4.19.el4_8.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0657

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

1.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.0 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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