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CVE-2007-5198 Details

Description

Buffer overflow in the redir function in check_http.c in Nagios Plugins before 1.4.10, when running with the -f (follow) option, allows remote web servers to execute arbitrary code via Location header responses (redirects) with a large number of leading "L" characters.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=194178	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/27124	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/27362	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/27609	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/27965	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28930	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/29862	CVE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-11.xml	CVE
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=740172	CVE
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1687867&group_id=29880&atid=397597	CVE	Exploit
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1813346&group_id=29880&atid=397597	CVE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00249.html	CVE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00282.html	CVE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00320.html	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1495	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:067	CVE
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_25_sr.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25952	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-532-1	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3394	CVE
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=194178	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/27124	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/27362	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/27609	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/27965	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/28930	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/29862	[email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-11.xml	[email protected]
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=740172	[email protected]
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1687867&group_id=29880&atid=397597	[email protected]	Exploit
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1813346&group_id=29880&atid=397597	[email protected]
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00249.html	[email protected]
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00282.html	[email protected]
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00320.html	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1495	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:067	[email protected]
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_25_sr.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25952	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-532-1	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3394	[email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
nagios plugins	<= 1.4.9
CPE cpe:2.3:a:nagios:plugins:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 5, 2007	Initial Analysis	[email protected]