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CVE-2007-5198

Buffer overflow in the redir function in check_http.c in Nagios Plugins before 1.4.10, when running with the -f (follow)

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 0.16839
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 5% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules1 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

1
nagios plugins<= 1.4.9
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
dosNagios Plugins 1.4.2/1.4.9 - Location Header Remote Buffer Overflowverified
pocsourceforge.net · index.php?func=detail&aid=1687867&group_id=29880&atid=397597sourceforge.net
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Sigma Hunt Rules

1
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productmediumPotential Persistence Via Notepad++ Plugins
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Scoring & Timeline

6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD04 Oct 2007 · 05:17 PM
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Vendor Advisories

1
usnUSN-532-1
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References & Sources

19
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
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
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