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CVE-2007-0005

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2007-0005 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities within the Omnikey CardMan 4040 driver in the Linux kernel prior to version 2.6.21-rc3, allowing local users to escalate privileges. With a CVSS score of 6.9, this vulnerability has a medium attack complexity and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability if exploited. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking Metasploit or Nuclei modules, a proof-of-concept exploit is available on ExploitDB, and there is no significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:omnikey.aaitg:omnikey_cardman_4040:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.9MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.61%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
45.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-3441 · Mar 9, 2007
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0062 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-8.1.1.el5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2007-0005Moderate

security flaw

Mar 6, 2007

References

fedoranews.org / cms/node/2787
fedoranews.org / cms/node/2788
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.21-rc3
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24436
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24518
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24777
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24901
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/25078
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/25691
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/26133
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/26139
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/32880
issues.rpath.com / browse/RPL-1035
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11238
debian.org / security/2007/dsa-1286
mandriva.com / security/advisories
osvdb.org / 33023
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2007-0099.html
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/462300/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/471457
securityfocus.com / bid/22870
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-486-1
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-489-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2007/0872
Vendor Advisory