CVE-2007-5101

high

Description

ChironFS before 1.0 RC7 sets user/group ownership to the mounter account instead of the creator account when files are created, which allows local users to gain privileges.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36751

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25780

http://secunia.com/advisories/26943

http://osvdb.org/40586

http://furquim.org/chironfs/Changelog.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2007-09-26

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H