CVE-2007-3852

The init script (sysstat.in) in sysstat 5.1.2 up to 7.1.6 creates /tmp/sysstat.run insecurely,...

4.4 MediumFix available

The init script (sysstat.in) in sysstat 5.1.2 up to 7.1.6 creates /tmp/sysstat.run insecurely, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

Exploit likelihood

0.42%Down 1.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.4

The init script (sysstat.in) in sysstat 5.1.2 up to 7.1.6 creates /tmp/sysstat.run insecurely, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

Record: CVE-2007-3852
CVSS 2.0: 4.4 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

The init script (sysstat.in) in sysstat 5.1.2 up to 7.1.6 creates /tmp/sysstat.run insecurely, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

Record: CVE-2007-3852
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2007-3836 No score

The init script (sysstat.in) in sysstat 5.1.2 up to 7.1.6 creates /tmp/sysstat.run insecurely, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

Record: EUVD-2007-3836
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r5hc-32f3-wh4r No score

The init script (sysstat.in) in sysstat 5.1.2 up to 7.1.6 creates /tmp/sysstat.run insecurely,...

The init script (sysstat.in) in sysstat 5.1.2 up to 7.1.6 creates /tmp/sysstat.run insecurely, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

Record: GHSA-r5hc-32f3-wh4r
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11419-1 No score

sysstat-12.4.3-3.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the sysstat-12.4.3-3.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:11419-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

sysstat

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`sysstat` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client	before 0:7.0.2-11.el5	0:7.0.2-11.el5
`sysstat-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client	before 0:7.0.2-11.el5	0:7.0.2-11.el5
`sysstat` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	before 0:7.0.2-11.el5	0:7.0.2-11.el5
`sysstat-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	before 0:7.0.2-11.el5	0:7.0.2-11.el5
`sysstat` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 12.4.3-3.2	12.4.3-3.2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	affected, aliases, facts, references, title	GitHub Advisories, OSV
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2007-3852 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Sysstat, published August 14, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. Fixed in sysstat 0:7.0.2-11.el5.

References

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