CVE-2007-3961 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 d
Medium 5.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-3961 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2007-3961 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jul 2007.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3961 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. 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-2007-3961/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3961/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-3961?
CVE-2007-3961 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jul 2007.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3961?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fsp C Library.
How do I fix CVE-2007-3961?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-3961 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-3961 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3961 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fc24-87cc-589r.