CVE-2008-5297 (GCVE-0-2008-5297)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-12-01 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:49
VLAI
Summary
Buffer overflow in No-IP DUC 2.1.7 and earlier allows remote HTTP servers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted response to a DNS update request, related to a missing length check in the GetNextLine function.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7151 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
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http://git.debian.org/?p=collab-maint/no-ip.git%3… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://secunia.com/advisories/32761 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
Date Public
2008-11-18 00:00
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