# CVE-2007-3849: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Attackers can bypass file integrity checks in AIDE on RHEL 5 due to missing checksums, allowing undetected file modifications.

- **Severity:** Low 1.9 (`AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Not stated
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 5 Sep 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gg32-f5c6-mgh7, RHSA-2007:0539

## What is CVE-2007-3849?

CVE-2007-3849 is a low-severity vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 5 Sep 2007. 

### Official description

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 ships the rpm for the Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment (AIDE) before 0.13.1 with a database that lacks checksum information, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass file integrity checks and modify certain files.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3849?

It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `aide` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:0.13.1-2.0.4.el5 |
| `aide-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:0.13.1-2.0.4.el5 |
| `aide` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:0.13.1-2.0.4.el5 |
| `aide-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:0.13.1-2.0.4.el5 |

Products: Redhat Enterprise Linux.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-3849?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2007-3849 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3849 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-3849 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-3849 is a low-severity vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 5 Sep 2007. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3849 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Redhat Enterprise Linux. 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-2007-3849/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3849/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3849
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3849
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-3849

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3849/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.