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CVE-2007-6181

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Published: Nov 30, 2007Modified: Apr 23, 2026

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8.5
Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 6.8 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in cygwin1.dll in Cygwin 1.5.7 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a filename with a certain length, as demonstrated by a remote authenticated user who uses the SCP protocol to send a file to the Cygwin machine, and thereby causes scp.exe on this machine to execute, and then overwrite heap memory with characters from the filename. NOTE: it is also reported that a related issue might exist in 1.5.7 through 1.5.19.

Affected (1)

Products: Redhat: Cygwin
1 product
Cygwin
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Up to 1.5.19

References (12)

Source: cve@mitre.org
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
ExploitVendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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