CVE-2007-3961

Description

Off-by-one error in the fsp_readdir_r function in fsplib.c in fsplib before 0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a directory entry whose length is exactly MAXNAMELEN, which prevents a terminating null byte from being added.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.62% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-01.xml	vendor advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=188252
http://osvdb.org/38568	vdb entry
http://fsp.cvs.sourceforge.net/fsp/fsplib/fsplib.c?r1=1.19&r2=1.20
http://fsp.cvs.sourceforge.net/fsp/fsplib/ChangeLog?revision=1.17&view=markup
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:018	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26378	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27501	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26184	third party advisory patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-3961?: CVE-2007-3961 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-3961?: To fix CVE-2007-3961, 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-2007-3961 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-3961 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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