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CVE-2007-5730

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2007-5730 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in QEMU version 0.8.2, affecting products like Xen and Debian Linux. This vulnerability allows local users to execute arbitrary code by supplying crafted data to the "net socket listen" option. With a CVSS score of 7.2, it is considered highly severe due to its local attack vector and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.61%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
45.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0061 is in the 67th percentile among its peer group of 3,241 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 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: xen-0:3.0.3-41.el5_1.5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2007-5730Low

QEMU Buffer overflow via crafted "net socket listen" option

Oct 23, 2007

References

osvdb.org / 42985
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/25073
Third Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/25095
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/27486
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29129
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29963
Third Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/38239
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10000
Third Party Advisory
taviso.decsystem.org / virtsec.pdf
Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
attrition.org / pipermail/vim/2007-October/001842.html
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2007/dsa-1284
Third Party Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Third Party Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0194.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/23731
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vupen.com / english/advisories/2007/1597
Third Party Advisory