CVE-2007-4226 EXPLOIT
7.1
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.8% (pctl 90)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the BlueCat Networks Proteus IPAM appliance 2.0.2.0 (Adonis DNS/DHCP appliance 5.0.2.8) allows remote authenticated administrators, with certain TFTP privileges, to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname. NOTE: this can be leveraged for administrative access by overwriting /etc/shadow.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.1 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 3.77% — more likely to be exploited than 90% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-08-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| bluecat networks | adonis |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | BlueCat Networks Adonis 5.0.2.8 - TFTP Privilege Escalation | 2007-08-06 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=118669433531027&w=2
- http://osvdb.org/39397
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26354
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2986
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018521
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475667/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25214
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2840
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35807
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=118669433531027&w=2
- http://osvdb.org/39397
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26354
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2986
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018521
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475667/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25214
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2840
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35807
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