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CVE-2007-1866
Stack-based buffer overflow in the dns_decode_reverse_name function in dns_decode.c in dproxy-nexgen allows remote attackers to execute…
High10.0EPSS 10.3%
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- mitre
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the dns_decode_reverse_name function in dns_decode.c in dproxy-nexgen allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a crafted packet to port 53/udp, a different issue than CVE-2007-1465.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 10.3% · top 4.3% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (7)
- 20070331 dproxy-nexgen remote (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 2518 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- http://dproxy.cvs.sourceforge.net/dproxy/dproxy-nexgen/dns_decode.c?revision=1.10&view=markup (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- dproxy-dnsdecode-bo(33753) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- ADV-2007-1194 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20070331 Re: dproxy-nexgen remote (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 24688 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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