CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2007-6181

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.

8.5 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 6.8 / Impact : 10

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

Scope

References
Link Resource
http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-developers/2007-11/msg00005.html Exploit Patch
http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-developers/2007-11/msg00024.html Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-developers/2007-11/msg00026.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26557 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3406 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484153/100/0/threaded VDB Entry Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cygwin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2007-11-30 12:46

Updated : 2018-10-26 02:18

NVD link : CVE-2007-6181

Mitre link : CVE-2007-6181

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer