CVE-2007-4302 Race condition in n/a
Local attackers can exploit race conditions in GSWTK system call wrappers to bypass auditing and potentially escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-4302?
CVE-2007-4302 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Aug 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple race conditions in certain system call wrappers in Generic Software Wrappers Toolkit (GSWTK) allow local users to defeat system call interposition and possibly gain privileges or bypass auditing.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4302?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freshmeat Generic Software Wrappers Toolkit.
How do I fix CVE-2007-4302?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4302 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-4302 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-4302 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xq44-9xmj-g9xr.