CVE-2007-3508
** DISPUTED ** Integer overflow in the process_envvars function in elf/rtld.c in glibc before 2...
Integer overflow in the process_envvars function in elf/rtld.c in glibc before 2.5-rc4 might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a large LD_HWCAP_MASK environment variable value. NOTE: the glibc maintainers state that they do not believe that this issue is exploitable for code execution
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.2
Integer overflow in the process_envvars function in elf/rtld.c in glibc before 2.5-rc4 might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a large LD_HWCAP_MASK environment variable value. NOTE: the glibc maintainers state that they do not believe that this issue is exploitable for code execution
- Record
CVE-2007-3508- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-189
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Integer overflow in the process_envvars function in elf/rtld.c in glibc before 2.5-rc4 might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a large LD_HWCAP_MASK environment variable value. NOTE: the glibc maintainers state that they do not believe that this issue is exploitable for code execution
- Record
CVE-2007-3508- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-3492 No score
Integer overflow in the process_envvars function in elf/rtld.c in glibc before 2.5-rc4 might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a large LD_HWCAP_MASK environment variable value. NOTE: the glibc maintainers state that they do not believe that this issue is exploitable for code execution
- Record
EUVD-2007-3492- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r68c-v3gr-w2rh No score
** DISPUTED ** Integer overflow in the process_envvars function in elf/rtld.c in glibc before 2...
** DISPUTED ** Integer overflow in the process_envvars function in elf/rtld.c in glibc before 2.5-rc4 might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a large LD_HWCAP_MASK environment variable value. NOTE: the glibc maintainers state that they do not believe that this issue is exploitable for code execution.
- Record
GHSA-r68c-v3gr-w2rh- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2007-3508
7.2
CVE-2007-3508 does not affect BellSoft software
- Record
BELL-CVE-2007-3508- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Integer overflow in the process_envvars function in elf/rtld.c in glibc before 2.5-rc4 might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a large LD_HWCAP_MASK environment variable value. NOTE: the glibc maintainers state that they do not believe that this issue is exploitable for code execution
- Record
CVE-2007-3508- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2007-3508 No score
Integer overflow in the process_envvars function in elf/rtld.c in glibc before 2.5-rc4 might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a large LD_HWCAP_MASK environment variable value. NOTE: the glibc maintainers state that they do not believe that this issue is exploitable for code execution
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2007-3508- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| affected, aliases, facts, references, title | GitHub Advisories, OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-3508 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Gentoo Glibc, published July 3, 2007. Its validity is disputed. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. Fixed in glibc 2.6-2.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/24758
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=183844
sourceware.org/ml/libc-hacker/2007-07/msg00001.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2418
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35240
osvdb.org/37901
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securitytracker.com/id?1018334
secunia.com/advisories/25864
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200707-04.xml
sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/src/patchsets/glibc/2.5/1600_all_glibc-hwcap-mask-secure.patch?rev=1.1&view=markup
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3508
github.com/advisories/GHSA-r68c-v3gr-w2rh
docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2007-3508
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-3508