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CVE-2007-3852
The init script (sysstat.in) in sysstat 5.1.2 up to 7.1.6 creates /tmp/sysstat.run insecurely, which allows local users to execute…
Medium4.4EPSS 0.42%
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- redhat
Description
The init script (sysstat.in) in sysstat 5.1.2 up to 7.1.6 creates /tmp/sysstat.run insecurely, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.4 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.42% · top 64% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.4.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- 26527 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- sysstat-init-privilege-escalation(36045) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 25380 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 39709 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=188808 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2011:1005 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_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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