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CVE-2007-1057
The Net Direct client for Linux before 6.0.5 in Nortel Application Switch 2424, VPN 3050 and 3070, and SSL VPN Module 1000 extracts and…
Medium6.9EPSS 1.1%
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Description
The Net Direct client for Linux before 6.0.5 in Nortel Application Switch 2424, VPN 3050 and 3070, and SSL VPN Module 1000 extracts and executes files with insecure permissions, which allows local users to exploit a race condition to replace a world-writable file in /tmp/NetClient and cause another user to execute arbitrary code when attempting to execute this client, as demonstrated by replacing /tmp/NetClient/client.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.1% · top 34% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (10)
- ADV-2007-0671 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www116.nortelnetworks.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2007/08/021886-01.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 3356 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- netdirect-permissions-privilege-escalation(32597) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 33304 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=540071 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://spoofed.org/blog/archive/2007/02/nortel_vpn_unix_client_local_root_compromise.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 22632 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 24231 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1017678 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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