# CVE-2007-2359: Memory corruption in n/a

> Local attackers can exploit a buffer overflow in Ghost Service Manager to escalate privileges on systems running Symantec backup and recovery products.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Apr 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9vjc-rvgp-29xx

## What is CVE-2007-2359?

CVE-2007-2359 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Apr 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Buffer overflow in Ghost Service Manager, as used in Symantec Norton Ghost, Norton Save & Recovery, LiveState Recovery, and BackupExec System Recovery before 20070426, allows local users to gain privileges via a long string.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2359?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Symantec Backupexec System Recovery, Symantec Livestate Recovery, Symantec Norton Ghost, Symantec Norton Save and Recovery.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-2359?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2359 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-2359 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2359 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-0457](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0457/): File upload in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-4347](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4347/): Integer overflow in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2007-2360](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2360/): Weak cryptography in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2008-2512](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2512/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2007-4346](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4346/): Null dereference in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-2359 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-2359 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Apr 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2359 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-2007-2359/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2359/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-2359
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-2359
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-2359

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2359/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.