CVE-2007-5198

N/A Unknown
Published: October 04, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Buffer overflow in the redir function in check_http.c in Nagios Plugins before 1.4.10, when running with the -f (follow) option, allows remote web servers to execute arbitrary code via Location header responses (redirects) with a large number of leading "L" characters.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=194178
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/27124
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/27362
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/27609
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/27965
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/28930
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/29862
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-11.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=740172
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1687867&group_id=29880&atid=397597
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1813346&group_id=29880&atid=397597
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1495
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:067
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_25_sr.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25952
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-532-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3394
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00249.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00282.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00320.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=194178
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27124
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27362
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27609
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27965
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28930
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29862
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-11.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=740172
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1687867&group_id=29880&atid=397597
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1813346&group_id=29880&atid=397597
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1495
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:067
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_25_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25952
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-532-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3394
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00249.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00282.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00320.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

40 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
8.0%
94th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

nagios

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