CVE-2001-0207 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the 'bing' utility, specifically affecting the 'pierre_beyssac bing' product. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by supplying an excessively long hostname, which overflows a small buffer after a reverse DNS lookup. With a CVSS score of 10.0 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pierre_beyssac:bing:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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