Is CVE-2007-5964 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2007-5964 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2007-5964?

CVE-2007-5964 has a CVSS v2 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2007-5964?

CVE-2007-5964 has an EPSS score of 0.48% (38th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2007-5964?

Upgrade autofs on debian 11 to 3.1.4-8 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2007-5964

MEDIUM

6.9

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The default configuration of autofs 5 in some Linux distributions, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, omits the nosuid option for the hosts (/net filesystem) map, which allows local users to gain privileges via a setuid program on a remote NFS server.

CWE-16

How to fix

Remediation Available

autofsDebian

Fixed in:3.1.4-8CVE-2007-5964

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.48%probability of exploitation in 30 days

38thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 38% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

bugzilla.redhat.com

Vendor Advisory3

Other references10

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-16 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2009-2335	Medium	5.0	85%	-	Fix
CVE-2004-2687	High	9.3	81%	-	Fix
CVE-2006-3677	High	7.5	78%	-	Fix
CVE-2011-4404	Medium	5.0	60%	-	-
CVE-2006-0848	Medium	5.1	58%	-	-
CVE-2007-3898	Medium	6.4	55%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.