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National Vulnerability Database

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NVD

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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2007-4601 Detail

Current Description

A regression error in tcp-wrappers 7.6.dbs-10 and 7.6.dbs-11 might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions when a service uses libwrap but does not specify server connection information.


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Metrics

 
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CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  5.0 MEDIUM
Vector:  (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (08/31/2007)

Not vulnerable. This issue was specific to a patch from Debian project and did not affect versions of tcp_wrappers packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://bugs.debian.org/405342
http://bugs.debian.org/405342
http://osvdb.org/40140
http://osvdb.org/40140
http://secunia.com/advisories/26567
http://secunia.com/advisories/26567
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-507-1 Patch 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-507-1 Patch 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36364
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36364
https://launchpad.net/bugs/135332
https://launchpad.net/bugs/135332

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls cwe source acceptance level NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-4601
NVD Published Date:
08/30/2007
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
Canonical Ltd.