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CVE-2007-2838

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2007-2838 describes a local file overwrite vulnerability in GSAMBAD 0.1.4, specifically within the populate_conns function, affecting Debian Linux distributions. This flaw allows a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files through a symlink attack on the /tmp/gsambadtmp temporary file. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its low attack complexity and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gsambad:gsambad:0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.35%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
27.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0035 is in the 26th percentile among its peer group of 3,237 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

debianpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

osvdb.org / 37795
secunia.com / advisories/25909
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/25914
PatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/35401
debian.org / security/2007/dsa-1327
Patch
securityfocus.com / bid/24717