CVE-2007-6181

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-6181
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-11-30 00:46:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionHeap-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 8.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Redhat Cygwin All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cygwin Filename Filename Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CXSecurity - IDS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com Third Party Advisory
Jesus - Re: cygwin1.dll up to 1.5.22 overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cygwin.com Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Daniel Fdez. Bleda - Re: cygwin1.dll up to 1.5.22 overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cygwin.com Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Christopher Faylor - Re: cygwin1.dll up to 1.5.22 overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cygwin.com Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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