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TI-2007-00460 Aliases CVE-2007-0473GHSA-vxr8-957h-vvx8

The writeFile function in core/smb4kfileio.cpp in Smb4K before 0.8.0 does not preserve…

Priority LOW 11Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The writeFile function in core/smb4kfileio.cpp in Smb4K before 0.8.0 does not preserve /etc/sudoers permissions across modifications, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information (/etc/sudoers contents) by reading this file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00377 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:smb4k:smb4k:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4VulnerableSmb4k
cpe:2.3:a:smb4k:smb4k:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5VulnerableSmb4k
cpe:2.3:a:smb4k:smb4k:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6VulnerableSmb4k
cpe:2.3:a:smb4k:smb4k:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7VulnerableSmb4k
  • cpe:2.3:a:smb4k:smb4k:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4 Vulnerable ·Smb4k
  • cpe:2.3:a:smb4k:smb4k:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5 Vulnerable ·Smb4k
  • cpe:2.3:a:smb4k:smb4k:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6 Vulnerable ·Smb4k
  • cpe:2.3:a:smb4k:smb4k:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7 Vulnerable ·Smb4k

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-0473
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vxr8-957h-vvx8

References

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Other 5

  • TI-2007-00462 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in utilities/smb4k_*.cpp in Smb4K before 0.8.0… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.4
  • TI-2007-00459 Multiple race conditions in Smb4K before 0.8.0 allow local users to (1) modify arbitrary… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.7
  • TI-2007-00461 Smb4K before 0.8.0 allow local users, when present on the Smb4K sudoers list, to kill… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.3
  • TI-2005-02699 smb4k 0.4 and other versions before 0.6.3 allows local users to read sensitive files via… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1

Sources

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