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CVE-2007-1006

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2007-1006 describes multiple format string vulnerabilities in the gm_main_window_flash_message function of Ekiga versions prior to 2.0.5. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted Q.931 SETUP packet. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 10.0, indicating a severe risk of denial of service and potential arbitrary code execution. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ekiga:ekiga:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

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

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

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.64%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0364 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 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, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: ekiga-0:2.0.2-7.0.2
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2007-1006Critical

Ekiga format string flaw

Feb 13, 2007

References

fedoranews.org / cms/node/2682
fedoranews.org / cms/node/2683
labs.musecurity.com / advisories/MU-200702-01.txt
mail.gnome.org / archives/ekiga-list/2007-February/msg00060.html
secunia.com / advisories/24194
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24228
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24229
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24271
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24379
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24680
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/25119
Vendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200703-25.xml
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11642
debian.org / security/2007/dsa-1262
ekiga.org / index.php
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2007_9_sr.html
osvdb.org / 31939
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2007-0087.html
securityfocus.com / bid/22613
securitytracker.com / id
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-426-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2007/0655
Vendor Advisory