CVE-2007-5623 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Nagios Plugins via crafted SNMP replies, causing denial of service in monitoring systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-5623?
CVE-2007-5623 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in the check_snmp function in Nagios Plugins (nagios-plugins) 1.4.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted snmpget replies.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5623?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (2)
monitoring-plugins SUSE:Package Hub 15 | All versions | 2.2-bp150.2.1 |
monitoring-plugins openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2.3.1-3.4 |
Products include Nagios Plugins.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5623?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2007-5623 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5623 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-frmj-9v42-hrj4, openSUSE-SU-2019:1702-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:11056-1.