CVE-2007-5958

Status: ModifiedMedium (5)—
X.Org Xserver before 1.4.1 allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files via a filename argument in the -sp option to the X program, which produces different error messages depending on whether the filename exists.
CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Base score: 5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 5.33%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 92
Score date: 10/6/2026
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)

X.org — Xserver
CWEs

CWE-200
References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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