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CVE-2007-5849 (GCVE-0-2007-5849)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2007-12-19 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 15:47
VLAI
Summary
Integer underflow in the asn1_get_string function in the SNMP back end (backend/snmp.c) for CUPS 1.2 through 1.3.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SNMP response that triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
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http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT
http://secunia.com/advisories/28129 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/s… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28441 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/28136 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/28113 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-563-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-20071… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26910 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-an… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
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http://secunia.com/advisories/28636 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4242 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26917 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Date Public
2007-12-17 00:00
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            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
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}



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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

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  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
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  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


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