CVE-2007-4390 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Command Line Interface (CLI) of the BlueCat Networks Adonis DNS/DHCP appliance version 5.0.2.8. Local administrative users can achieve root privileges on the underlying operating system by injecting shell metacharacters into commands. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring local access with low attack complexity. While not currently on the KEV catalog or experiencing active exploitation, public exploit code is available via ExploitDB, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:bluecat_networks:adonis:5.0.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.