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) option, allows remote web servers to execute arbitrary code via Location header responses (redirects) with a large number of leading "L" characters.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

8.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 95th percentile

Published

2007-10-04

Updated

2024-08-07

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30646

Security advisories

• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:067
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25952
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-532-1

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry