01 Record
CVE-2007-5690
Buffer overflow in sethdlc.c in the Asterisk Zaptel 1.4.5.1 might allow local users to gain privileges via a long device name (interface name) in the ifr_name field. NOTE: the vendor disputes this
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
Buffer overflow in sethdlc.c in the Asterisk Zaptel 1.4.5.1 might allow local users to gain privileges via a long device name (interface name) in the ifr_name field. NOTE: the vendor disputes this
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 28.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2007-10-29 19:00Z19 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 15:39Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2007-10-29
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 9aea4d6d65e66ba3f53154574487e66135676aaf1b0cf7b3e58a60601bec18a9
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com20071020 [ELEYTT] Public Advisory 20-10-2007http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482597/100/0/threaded
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comzaptel-sethdlc-bo(37335)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37335
- downloads.digium.comhttp://downloads.digium.com/pub/asa/AST-2007-024.html
- www.securityfocus.com20071108 AST-2007-024 - Fallacious security advisory spread on the Internet involving buffer overflow in Zaptel's sethdlc applicationhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483481/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com26160http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26160
- www.securitytracker.com1018885http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018885
- www.eleytt.comhttp://www.eleytt.com/advisories/eleytt_ZAPTEL.pdf
- securityreason.com3319http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3319