CVE-2007-6531

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Panel (xfce4-panel) component in Xfce before 4.4.2 might allow...

5.0 MediumFix available

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Panel (xfce4-panel) component in Xfce before 4.4.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via Launcher tooltips. NOTE: a second buffer overflow (over-read) in the xfce_mkdirhier function was also reported, but it might not be exploitable for a crash or code execution, so it is not a vulnerability.

Exploit likelihood

2.93%Down 4.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Record: CVE-2007-6531
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2007-6531
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2007-6497 No score

Record: EUVD-2007-6497
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w2pc-w76j-jcg2 No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Panel (xfce4-panel) component in Xfce before 4.4.2 might allow...

Record: GHSA-w2pc-w76j-jcg2
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2007-6531
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2007-6531 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6531
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

xfce

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`xfce4-panel` Debian:12	before 4.4.2	4.4.2
`xfce4-panel` Debian:13	before 4.4.2	4.4.2
`xfce4-panel` Debian:14	before 4.4.2	4.4.2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
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-2007-6531 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Xfce, published January 9, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.93%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in xfce4-panel 4.4.2.