CVE-2007-2362

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in MyDNS 1.1.0 allow remote attackers to (1) cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a certain update, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow in update.c; and (2) cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unspecified vectors that trigger an off-by-one stack-based buffer overflow in update.c.

9.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 29.63% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33933	vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/35439	vdb entry
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-April/054024.html	mailing list
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2658	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23694	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1434	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25007	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1561	vdb entry
http://www.digit-labs.org/files/exploits/mydns-rr-smash.c	exploit
http://osvdb.org/35438	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/28086	third party advisory
http://www.digit-labs.org/files/patches/mydns-update.c.diff

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-2362?: CVE-2007-2362 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-2362?: To fix CVE-2007-2362, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-2362 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-2362 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~30% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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