Is CVE-2007-1523 being actively exploited?

CVE-2007-1523 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-1523?

CVE-2007-1523 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2007-1523

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 1.3%EU EUVD

Heap-based buffer overflow in the kernel in NetBSD 3.0, certain versions of FreeBSD and OpenBSD, and possibly other BSD derived operating systems allows local users to have an unknown impact. NOTE: this information is based upon a vague pre-advisory with no actionable information. Details will be updated after 20070329.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS score: 1.3% (71th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2007-1517)
Published: March 20, 2007
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-1517 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

netbsd / netbsd

References

http://kernelwars.blogspot.com/2007/01/alive.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://osvdb.org/34593
http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-europe-07/bh-eu-07-speakers.html#Eriksson(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22945

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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