CVE-2008-5297 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in No-IP DUC version 2.1.7 and earlier. This flaw allows remote HTTP servers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems by sending a specially crafted response to a DNS update request, stemming from a missing length check in the GetNextLine function. With a CVSS score of 7.6, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring high attack complexity but leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.1.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vitalwerks:no-ip_duc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vitalwerks:no-ip_duc:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vitalwerks:no-ip_duc:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vitalwerks:no-ip_duc:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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