CVE-2007-5690
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD
Buffer overflow in sethdlc.c in the Asterisk Zaptel 1.4.5.1 might allow local users to gain privileges via a long device name (interface name) in the ifr_name field. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating that the application requires root access, so privilege boundaries are not crossed
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.6 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 0.4% (29th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-5662)
- Published
- October 29, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-5662 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- asterisk / zaptel
References
- http://downloads.digium.com/pub/asa/AST-2007-024.html
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3319
- http://www.eleytt.com/advisories/eleytt_ZAPTEL.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482597/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483481/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26160
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018885
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37335
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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