CVE-2007-5036
Multiple buffer overflows in the AirDefense Airsensor M520 with firmware 4.3.1.1 and 4.4.1.4 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (HTTPS service outage) via a crafted query string in an HTTPS request to (1) adLog.cgi, (2)…
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 9.6%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in the AirDefense Airsensor M520 with firmware 4.3.1.1 and 4.4.1.4 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (HTTPS service outage) via a crafted query string in an HTTPS request to (1) adLog.cgi, (2) post.cgi, or (3) ad.cgi, related to the "files filter."
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 9.62% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 18 September 2007
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-119
- Affected
- airdefense/airsensor
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 9.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26869Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25715
- http://www.sybsecurity.com/advisors/SYBSEC-ADV01-Airsensor_M520_HTTPD_Remote_Preauth_Denial_Of_Service_and_Buffer_Overflow_PoCExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3226
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36691
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4426
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26869Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25715
- http://www.sybsecurity.com/advisors/SYBSEC-ADV01-Airsensor_M520_HTTPD_Remote_Preauth_Denial_Of_Service_and_Buffer_Overflow_PoCExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3226
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36691
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4426
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.