CVE-2007-3931

Status: ModifiedMedium (4.4)—

The wrap_setuid_third_party_application function in the installation script for the Samsung SCX-4200 Driver 2.00.95 adds setuid permissions to third party applications such as xsane and xscanimage, which allows local users to gain privileges.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Base score: 4.4

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.28%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 19
Score date: 10/9/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Samsung — Scx-4200 Driver

CWEs

NVD-CWE-Other

References

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