CVE-2007-5198 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Nagios Plugins prior to version 1.4.10, specifically within the redir function when the -f (follow) option is enabled. This flaw allows remote web servers to execute arbitrary code by crafting Location header responses with an excessive number of leading "L" characters. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring moderate attack complexity but potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB, though it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.4.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nagios:plugins:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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