CVE-2007-6531 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the Xfce Panel (xfce4-panel) component, specifically affecting Xfce versions prior to 4.4.2. This vulnerability could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through crafted Launcher tooltips. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N), it is a medium-severity issue, indicating network access and low attack complexity, but with only partial impact to integrity and no impact to confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, nor significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xfce:xfce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.