THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2007-5559
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2007-5559

Thinkvantage Tpm vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
5.5%
EPSS pct
92th
Exploited
No known
Heap-based buffer overflow in the IBM ThinkVantage TPM Service allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP packet. NOTE: as of 20071016, the only disclosure is a vague pre-advisory with no actionable information. However, since it is from a well-known researcher, it is being assigned a CVE identifier for tracking purposes.
Affected vendor
Ibm
Affected product
Thinkvantage Tpm
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2007-10-18

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 5.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2007-5559

  • Confirm whether Ibm Thinkvantage Tpm is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2007-5559.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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