CVE-2007-4993: Input Validation
First published: Thu Sep 27 2007(Updated: )
pygrub (tools/pygrub/src/GrubConf.py) in Xen 3.0.3, when booting a guest domain, allows local users with elevated privileges in the guest domain to execute arbitrary commands in domain 0 via a crafted grub.conf file whose contents are used in exec statements.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Xensource Inc Xen | =3.0.3 |
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Reference Links
- http://bugzilla.xensource.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1068
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26986
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1752
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1384
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00030.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00082.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:203
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0323.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25825
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27085
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27161
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27072
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27103
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27486
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27141
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27047
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00004.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3348
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-527-1
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11240
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481825/100/0/threaded
- collector/nvd-historical
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/weakness
- agent/references
- agent/author
- agent/severity
- agent/tags
- agent/type
- agent/event
- agent/description
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/last-modified-date
- vendor/xensource inc
- canonical/xensource inc xen
- version/xensource inc xen/3.0.3