CVE-2007-4601 (GCVE-0-2007-4601)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2007-08-30 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 15:01
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://secunia.com/advisories/26567 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://osvdb.org/40140 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://bugs.debian.org/405342 x_refsource_MISC
https://launchpad.net/bugs/135332 x_refsource_MISC
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-507-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
Date Public
2007-08-30 00:00
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T15:01:09.683Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "name": "ubuntu-tcpwrapper-security-bypass(36364)",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "x_refsource_XF",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36364"
          },
          {
            "name": "26567",
            "tags": [
              "third-party-advisory",
              "x_refsource_SECUNIA",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/26567"
          },
          {
            "name": "40140",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "x_refsource_OSVDB",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://osvdb.org/40140"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://bugs.debian.org/405342"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://launchpad.net/bugs/135332"
          },
          {
            "name": "USN-507-1",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_UBUNTU",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-507-1"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "datePublic": "2007-08-30T00:00:00.000Z",
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "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."
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "n/a",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2017-07-28T12:57:01.000Z",
        "orgId": "cc1ad9ee-3454-478d-9317-d3e869d708bc",
        "shortName": "canonical"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "name": "ubuntu-tcpwrapper-security-bypass(36364)",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "x_refsource_XF"
          ],
          "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36364"
        },
        {
          "name": "26567",
          "tags": [
            "third-party-advisory",
            "x_refsource_SECUNIA"
          ],
          "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/26567"
        },
        {
          "name": "40140",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "x_refsource_OSVDB"
          ],
          "url": "http://osvdb.org/40140"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "http://bugs.debian.org/405342"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://launchpad.net/bugs/135332"
        },
        {
          "name": "USN-507-1",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "x_refsource_UBUNTU"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-507-1"
        }
      ],
      "x_legacyV4Record": {
        "CVE_data_meta": {
          "ASSIGNER": "security@ubuntu.com",
          "ID": "CVE-2007-4601",
          "STATE": "PUBLIC"
        },
        "affects": {
          "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
              {
                "product": {
                  "product_data": [
                    {
                      "product_name": "n/a",
                      "version": {
                        "version_data": [
                          {
                            "version_value": "n/a"
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "vendor_name": "n/a"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "data_format": "MITRE",
        "data_type": "CVE",
        "data_version": "4.0",
        "description": {
          "description_data": [
            {
              "lang": "eng",
              "value": "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."
            }
          ]
        },
        "problemtype": {
          "problemtype_data": [
            {
              "description": [
                {
                  "lang": "eng",
                  "value": "n/a"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "references": {
          "reference_data": [
            {
              "name": "ubuntu-tcpwrapper-security-bypass(36364)",
              "refsource": "XF",
              "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36364"
            },
            {
              "name": "26567",
              "refsource": "SECUNIA",
              "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/26567"
            },
            {
              "name": "40140",
              "refsource": "OSVDB",
              "url": "http://osvdb.org/40140"
            },
            {
              "name": "http://bugs.debian.org/405342",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "http://bugs.debian.org/405342"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://launchpad.net/bugs/135332",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "https://launchpad.net/bugs/135332"
            },
            {
              "name": "USN-507-1",
              "refsource": "UBUNTU",
              "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-507-1"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "cc1ad9ee-3454-478d-9317-d3e869d708bc",
    "assignerShortName": "canonical",
    "cveId": "CVE-2007-4601",
    "datePublished": "2007-08-30T22:00:00.000Z",
    "dateReserved": "2007-08-30T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T15:01:09.683Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "epss": {
      "cve": "CVE-2007-4601",
      "date": "2026-10-02",
      "epss": "0.02233",
      "percentile": "0.8217"
    },
    "nvd": {
      "cve": {
        "configurations": [
          {
            "nodes": [
              {
                "cpeMatch": [
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "F9A940B9-A553-4A0B-8ECF-52FD26894285",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  }
                ],
                "negate": false,
                "operator": "OR"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "cveTags": [],
        "descriptions": [
          {
            "lang": "en",
            "value": "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."
          },
          {
            "lang": "es",
            "value": "Un error de regresi\u00f3n en tcp-wrappers versiones 7.6.dbs-10 y 7.6.dbs-11, podr\u00eda permitir a atacantes remotos omitir las restricciones de acceso previstas cuando un servicio usa la biblioteca libwrap pero no especifica la informaci\u00f3n de conexi\u00f3n del servidor."
          }
        ],
        "id": "CVE-2007-4601",
        "lastModified": "2026-04-23T00:35:47.467",
        "metrics": {
          "cvssMetricV2": [
            {
              "acInsufInfo": false,
              "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
              "cvssData": {
                "accessComplexity": "LOW",
                "accessVector": "NETWORK",
                "authentication": "NONE",
                "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
                "baseScore": 5.0,
                "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
                "integrityImpact": "NONE",
                "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N",
                "version": "2.0"
              },
              "exploitabilityScore": 10.0,
              "impactScore": 2.9,
              "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
              "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
              "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
              "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
              "type": "Primary",
              "userInteractionRequired": false
            }
          ]
        },
        "published": "2007-08-30T22:17:00.000",
        "references": [
          {
            "source": "security@ubuntu.com",
            "url": "http://bugs.debian.org/405342"
          },
          {
            "source": "security@ubuntu.com",
            "url": "http://osvdb.org/40140"
          },
          {
            "source": "security@ubuntu.com",
            "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/26567"
          },
          {
            "source": "security@ubuntu.com",
            "tags": [
              "Patch"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-507-1"
          },
          {
            "source": "security@ubuntu.com",
            "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36364"
          },
          {
            "source": "security@ubuntu.com",
            "url": "https://launchpad.net/bugs/135332"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "url": "http://bugs.debian.org/405342"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "url": "http://osvdb.org/40140"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/26567"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "tags": [
              "Patch"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-507-1"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36364"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "url": "https://launchpad.net/bugs/135332"
          }
        ],
        "sourceIdentifier": "security@ubuntu.com",
        "vendorComments": [
          {
            "comment": "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.\n",
            "lastModified": "2007-08-31T00:00:00",
            "organization": "Red Hat"
          }
        ],
        "vulnStatus": "Modified",
        "weaknesses": [
          {
            "description": [
              {
                "lang": "en",
                "value": "CWE-264"
              }
            ],
            "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
            "type": "Primary"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "redhat_vex": {
      "current_release_date": "2025-11-21T13:19:06+00:00",
      "cve": "CVE-2007-4601",
      "id": "CVE-2007-4601",
      "initial_release_date": "2007-02-02T00:00:00+00:00",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "1",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "libwrap ignores rules under certain circumstances",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2007/cve-2007-4601.json",
      "version": "3"
    }
  }
}



Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.





Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



Related by attack behaviour

Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.