CVE-2007-5198

NameCVE-2007-5198
DescriptionBuffer 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1495-1, DTSA-67-1
Debian Bugs445475

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
nagios-pluginssourcesarge1.4-6sarge1DSA-1495-1
nagios-pluginssourceetch1.4.5-1etch1DSA-1495-1
nagios-pluginssourcelenny1.4.8-2+lenny1DTSA-67-1
nagios-pluginssource(unstable)1.4.8-2.2low445475

Notes

Requires the webserver, which has to be checked, to be compromised

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