CVE-2007-6531

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    CVE-2007-6531

    Published: 9 Jan 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Stack-based buffer overflow in the Panel (xfce4-panel) component in Xfce before 4.4.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via Launcher tooltips. NOTE: a second buffer overflow (over-read) in the xfce_mkdirhier function was also reported, but it might not be exploitable for a crash or code execution, so it is not a vulnerability.

    References: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-06.xml, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0080, http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201289, http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201293, http://osvdb.org/43422, http://www.xfce.org/documentation/changelogs/4.4.2

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High