CVE-2007-5723 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in NuFW via a heap-based buffer overflow in the SASL authentication module.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-5723?
CVE-2007-5723 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the samp_send function in nuauth/sasl.c in NuFW before 2.2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified input on which base64 encoding is performed. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5723?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nufw Nufw.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5723?
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-2007-5723 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5723 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DTSA-82-1, GHSA-hv7f-x5m2-phcj.