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CVE-2007-3852

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
4.4 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-264
EPSS score
0.4% (37th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2007-3836)
Published
August 14, 2007
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-3836 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • sysstat / sysstat
  • sysstat / sysstat
  • sysstat / sysstat
  • sysstat / sysstat
  • sysstat / sysstat
  • sysstat / sysstat
  • sysstat / sysstat
  • sysstat / sysstat
  • sysstat / sysstat
  • sysstat / sysstat
  • sysstat / sysstat
  • sysstat / sysstat
  • sysstat / sysstat
  • sysstat / sysstat
  • sysstat / sysstat
  • sysstat / sysstat
  • sysstat / sysstat
  • sysstat / sysstat
  • sysstat / sysstat
  • sysstat / sysstat
  • sysstat / sysstat

References

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

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