# CVE-2007-5790: Weak cryptography in n/a

> Weak cryptography in Globe7 soft phone client allows local attackers to obtain sensitive password information.

- **Severity:** Low 2.1 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Nov 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9vrp-9773-9m9j

## What is CVE-2007-5790?

CVE-2007-5790 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Nov 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Globe7 soft phone client 7.3 uses weak cryptography (reversed sequence of binary values) for the password, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-310

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5790?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Globe7 Globe7.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-5790?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5790 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-5790 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5790 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-5768](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5768/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-5790 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-5790 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Nov 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-2007-5790 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-2007-5790/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5790/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5790
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5790
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-5790

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5790/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.