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Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CVE-2007-6631

High
7.5/10

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in LScube libnemesi 0.6.4-rc1 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a reply that begins with a long version string, which triggers an overflow in handle_rtsp_pkt in rtsp_handlers.c; long headers that trigger overflows in (2) send_pause_request, (3) send_play_request, (4) send_setup_request, or (5) send_teardown_request in rtsp_send.c, as demonstrated by the Content-Base header; or a long Transport header, which triggers an overflow in (6) get_transport_str_sctp, (7) get_transport_str_tcp, or (8) get_transport_str_udp in rtsp_transport.c.

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  • NETWORK
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CWE-119 - Buffer Overflow

Buffer overflow attacks involve data transit and operations exceeding the restricted memory buffer, thereby corrupting or overwriting data in adjacent memory locations. Such overflow allows the attacker to run arbitrary code or manipulate the existing code to cause privilege escalation, data breach, denial of service, system crash and even complete system compromise. Given that languages such as C and C++ lack default safeguards against overwriting or accessing data in their memory, applications utilizing these languages are most susceptible to buffer overflows attacks.

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