{"cve":"CVE-2007-5191","nvd":{"published":"2007-10-04T16:17:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:45:37.457","status":"Modified","description":"mount and umount in util-linux and loop-aes-utils call the setuid and setgid functions in the wrong order and do not check the return values, which might allow attackers to gain privileges via helpers such as mount.nfs.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-252"],"references":["http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195390","http://frontal2.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:198","http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ebbeb2c7ac1b00b6083905957837a271e80b187e","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-10/msg00008.html","http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000002.html"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux","debian:debian_linux","fedoraproject:fedora","kernel:util-linux","loop-aes-utils_project:loop-aes-utils"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:48:28.501292361+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2007-5191","score":0.0044,"percentile":0.38248,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}