CVE-2007-5101 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in ChironFS before version 1.0 RC7, where file ownership is incorrectly assigned to the mounter instead of the creator. This flaw allows local users to gain elevated privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.2, it 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, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0_rc6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:furquim:chironfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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