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7.5
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2007-5197
Mono BigInteger Class Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Buffer overflow in the Mono.Math.BigInteger class in Mono 1.2.5.1 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors related to Reduce in Montgomery-based Pow methods.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 2, 2007, 4:46 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-5197 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Suse suse_linux
2 Suse suse_linux_openexchange_server
3 Suse suse_united_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Mono mono
1 Opensuse opensuse
1 Mono-project mono
: Total Affected Vendor : 5 | Products : 7
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability allows for a buffer overflow in the Mono BigInteger class, which can lead to arbitrary code execution.
  • Update the Mono packages to a version greater than 1.2.5.1.
  • Apply the appropriate vendor patch if applicable.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2007-5197.

URL Resource
http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=134361&action=view
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=197067
http://secunia.com/advisories/27439
http://secunia.com/advisories/27493
http://secunia.com/advisories/27511
http://secunia.com/advisories/27583
http://secunia.com/advisories/27612
http://secunia.com/advisories/27639
http://secunia.com/advisories/27937
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1397
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-10.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:218
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_23_sr.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26279
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018892
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-553-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3716
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=367471
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38248
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00249.html
http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=134361&action=view
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=197067
http://secunia.com/advisories/27439
http://secunia.com/advisories/27493
http://secunia.com/advisories/27511
http://secunia.com/advisories/27583
http://secunia.com/advisories/27612
http://secunia.com/advisories/27639
http://secunia.com/advisories/27937
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1397
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-10.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:218
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_23_sr.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26279
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018892
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-553-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3716
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=367471
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38248
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00249.html
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-5197 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-5197 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2007-5197 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-5197 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=134361&action=view
    Added Reference http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=197067
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/27439
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/27493
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/27511
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/27583
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/27612
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/27639
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/27937
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1397
    Added Reference http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-10.xml
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:218
    Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_23_sr.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26279
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018892
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-553-1
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3716
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=367471
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38248
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00249.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/38248 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38248 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 05, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.34 }} 1.02%

score

0.84035

percentile