CVE-2007-4993

N/A Unknown
Published: September 27, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

pygrub (tools/pygrub/src/GrubConf.py) in Xen 3.0.3, when booting a guest domain, allows local users with elevated privileges in the guest domain to execute arbitrary commands in domain 0 via a crafted grub.conf file whose contents are used in exec statements.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugzilla.xensource.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1068
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/26986
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27047
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/27072
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/27085
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/27103
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/27141
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/27161
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/27486
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1384
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:203
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0323.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481825/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25825
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-527-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3348
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1752
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11240
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00004.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00030.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00082.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://bugzilla.xensource.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1068
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26986
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27047
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27072
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27085
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27103
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27141
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27161
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27486
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1384
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:203
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0323.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481825/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25825
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-527-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3348
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1752
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11240
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00030.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00082.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

42 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.6%
46th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

xensource_inc

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