What is the severity of CVE-2007-5194?

CVE-2007-5194 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow local users to gain root privileges.

How do I fix CVE-2007-5194?

To fix CVE-2007-5194, you should update rMake to a version that does not create the insecure /dev/zero device file.

What software is affected by CVE-2007-5194?

CVE-2007-5194 affects rMake version 1.0.11.

Who is vulnerable to CVE-2007-5194?

Local users of systems running rMake 1.0.11 are vulnerable to CVE-2007-5194.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2007-5194?

CVE-2007-5194 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2007-5194

medium

6.9

CWE

264

4/10/2007

7/8/2024

CVE-2007-5194

First published: Thu Oct 04 2007(Updated: )

The Chroot server in rMake 1.0.11 creates a /dev/zero device file with read/write permissions for the rMake user and the same minor device number as /dev/port, which might allow local users to gain root privileges.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Rpath Rmake	=1.0.11

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5194?
CVE-2007-5194 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow local users to gain root privileges.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5194?
To fix CVE-2007-5194, you should update rMake to a version that does not create the insecure /dev/zero device file.
What software is affected by CVE-2007-5194?
CVE-2007-5194 affects rMake version 1.0.11.
Who is vulnerable to CVE-2007-5194?
Local users of systems running rMake 1.0.11 are vulnerable to CVE-2007-5194.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2007-5194?
CVE-2007-5194 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5194?
CVE-2007-5194 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow local users to gain root privileges.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5194?
To fix CVE-2007-5194, you should update rMake to a version that does not create the insecure /dev/zero device file.
What software is affected by CVE-2007-5194?
CVE-2007-5194 affects rMake version 1.0.11.
Who is vulnerable to CVE-2007-5194?
Local users of systems running rMake 1.0.11 are vulnerable to CVE-2007-5194.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2007-5194?
CVE-2007-5194 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability.