CVE•Published 2007-10-04•Modified 2026-04-23•0 articles on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2007-5191Kernel · Util-linux
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
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EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
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.
Timeline
Published 2007-10-04
Modified 2026-04-23
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2007-5191Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Kernel Util-linux"All exposed Kernel Util-linux instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Util-linux"HTTP body or banner mentions "Util-linux" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2007-5191Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2007-5191Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2007-5191Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2007-5191GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2007-5191" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2007-5191 on GitHub.
We haven't classified any articles referencing CVE-2007-5191 yet. The external references above still apply.