# CVE-2007-2602: Memory corruption in n/a

> Buffer overflow in WhatsUp Gold allows arbitrary code execution or denial of service via a long MIB filename argument.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not stated
- **Attackable:** Not stated
- **Victim action needed:** Not stated
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 May 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hg6j-xggx-2xw6

## What is CVE-2007-2602?

CVE-2007-2602 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Progress Whatsup Gold, published on 11 May 2007. 

### Official description

Buffer overflow in MIBEXTRA.EXE in Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold 11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long MIB filename argument.  NOTE: If there is not a common scenario under which MIBEXTRA.EXE is called with attacker-controlled command line arguments, then perhaps this issue should not be included in CVE.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2602?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Progress Whatsup Gold.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-2602?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2602 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-2602 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2602 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Progress Whatsup Gold

- [CVE-2024-6670](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6670/): Progress WhatsUp Gold SQL Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-4885](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4885/): Progress WhatsUp Gold Path Traversal (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-46909](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46909/): WhatsUp Gold WriteDataFile Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-8785](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8785/): WhatsUp Gold Registry Overwrite Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-7763](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7763/): WhatsUp Gold getReport Missing Authentication Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-2602 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-2602 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Progress Whatsup Gold, published on 11 May 2007. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2602 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Progress Whatsup Gold. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2602/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2602/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-2602
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-2602
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-2602

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