CVE-2007-6181

Published Nov 30, 2007

Last updated 6 years ago

Overview

Description: Heap-based buffer overflow in cygwin1.dll in Cygwin 1.5.7 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a filename with a certain length, as demonstrated by a remote authenticated user who uses the SCP protocol to send a file to the Cygwin machine, and thereby causes scp.exe on this machine to execute, and then overwrite heap memory with characters from the filename. NOTE: it is also reported that a related issue might exist in 1.5.7 through 1.5.19.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 8.5
Impact score: 10
Exploitability score: 6.8
Vector string: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-119

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cygwin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "86E0E2B9-B979-432C-B795-543C1E6149C0",
            "versionEndIncluding": "1.5.19"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

Overview

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Weaknesses

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Configurations

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