CVE-2007-5665 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges by exploiting world-writable diagnostic script directories in Novell ZENworks Endpoint Security Management.
- 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-2007-5665?
CVE-2007-5665 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Jan 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
STEngine.exe 3.5.0.20 in Novell ZENworks Endpoint Security Management (ESM) 3.5, and other ESM versions before 3.5.0.82, dynamically creates scripts in a world-writable directory when generating diagnostic reports, which allows local users to gain privileges, as demonstrated by creating a cmd.exe binary in the diagnostic report directory.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5665?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Novell Zenworks Endpoint Security Management.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5665?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5665 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-5665 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5665 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3qvq-5r47-f846.