HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2007-4074
CRITICAL

CVE-2007-4074

CWE-16Published: July 30, 2007· Updated: Jun 16, 2026

10.0
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

The default configuration of Centre for Speech Technology Research (CSTR) Festival 1.95 beta (aka 2.0 beta) on Gentoo Linux, SUSE Linux, and possibly other distributions, is run locally with elevated privileges without requiring authentication, which allows local and remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the local daemon on port 1314, a different vulnerability than CVE-2001-0956. NOTE: this issue is local in some environments, but remote on others.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2007-4074 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.
User Interaction
Scope
Impact
ConfidentialityC
IntegrityC
AvailabilityC
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected Vendors & Products

SUSE1 product(s)
suse linux
Source: NVD CPE · 2 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/26229
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27271
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/26229
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27271

All References (16)

→
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=170477
→
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-10/msg00006.html
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/26229Vendor Advisory
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/27271Vendor Advisory
→
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200707-10.xml
→
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490465/100/0/threaded
→
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25069
→
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35606
→
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=170477
→
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-10/msg00006.html
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/26229Vendor Advisory
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/27271Vendor Advisory
→
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200707-10.xml
→
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490465/100/0/threaded
→
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25069

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2007-4074
CVSS Score10.0 / 10
SeverityCRITICAL
WeaknessCWE-16
CISA KEVNo
Affected2 vendor(s)
PublishedJul 30, 2007

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CVE-2003-1422
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CVE-2003-1357
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CVE-2007-5419
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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2007-4074 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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