6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2007-5198
Nagios Plugins HTTP Redirection Buffer Overflow
Description

Buffer overflow in the redir function in check_http.c in Nagios Plugins before 1.4.10, when running with the -f (follow) option, allows remote web servers to execute arbitrary code via Location header responses (redirects) with a large number of leading "L" characters.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 4, 2007, 5:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-5198 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 Nagios plugins
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-2007-5198.

URL Resource
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=194178
http://secunia.com/advisories/27124
http://secunia.com/advisories/27362
http://secunia.com/advisories/27609
http://secunia.com/advisories/27965
http://secunia.com/advisories/28930
http://secunia.com/advisories/29862
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-11.xml
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=740172
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1687867&group_id=29880&atid=397597 Exploit
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1813346&group_id=29880&atid=397597
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1495
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:067
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_25_sr.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25952
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-532-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3394
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00249.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00282.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00320.html
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=194178
http://secunia.com/advisories/27124
http://secunia.com/advisories/27362
http://secunia.com/advisories/27609
http://secunia.com/advisories/27965
http://secunia.com/advisories/28930
http://secunia.com/advisories/29862
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-11.xml
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=740172
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1687867&group_id=29880&atid=397597 Exploit
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1813346&group_id=29880&atid=397597
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1495
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:067
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_25_sr.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25952
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-532-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3394
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00249.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00282.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00320.html

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

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=194178
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/27124
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/27362
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/27609
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/27965
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/28930
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29862
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-11.xml
    Added Reference http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=740172
    Added Reference http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1687867&group_id=29880&atid=397597
    Added Reference http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1813346&group_id=29880&atid=397597
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1495
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:067
    Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_25_sr.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25952
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-532-1
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3394
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00249.html
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00282.html
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00320.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 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.
Exploit Prediction

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

2.16 }} 0.07%

score

0.89497

percentile

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