# CVE-2007-0253: Other in n/a

> Unspecified remote vulnerability in grsecurity patch with disputed validity and unknown impact.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not stated
- **Attackable:** Not stated
- **Victim action needed:** Not stated
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Jan 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3h7g-j24x-p7v7

## What is CVE-2007-0253?

CVE-2007-0253 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Jan 2007. 

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the grsecurity patch has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors, a different vulnerability than the expand_stack vulnerability from the Digital Armaments 20070110 pre-advisory.  NOTE: the grsecurity developer has disputed this issue, stating that "the function they claim the vulnerability to be in is a trivial function, which can, and has been, easily checked for any supposed vulnerabilities."  The developer also cites a past disclosure that was not proven

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0253?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Grsecurity Grsecurity Kernel Patch.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-0253?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0253 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-0253 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0253 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-0257](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0257/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2006-0228](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0228/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2008-1940](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1940/): Security feature bypass in n/a (medium 4.6)
- [CVE-2002-1826](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1826/): Security feature bypass in n/a (medium 4.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-0253 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-0253 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Jan 2007. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0253 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0253/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0253/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-0253
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0253
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-0253

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0253/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.