CVE-2007-1866

N/A Unknown

Published: April 04, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the dns_decode_reverse_name function in dns_decode.c in dproxy-nexgen allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a crafted packet to port 53/udp, a different issue than CVE-2007-1465.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://dproxy.cvs.sourceforge.net/dproxy/dproxy-nexgen/dns_decode.c?revision=1.10&view=markup

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-March/053289.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-March/053302.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/24688

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2518

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1194

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33753

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://dproxy.cvs.sourceforge.net/dproxy/dproxy-nexgen/dns_decode.c?revision=1.10&view=markup