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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2007-5381

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Line Printer Daemon (LPD) in Cisco IOS before 12.2(18)SXF11, 12.4(16a), and 12.4(2)T6 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by setting a long hostname on the target system, then causing an error message to…

HIGH 9.3EPSS 14.7%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.7%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Line Printer Daemon (LPD) in Cisco IOS before 12.2(18)SXF11, 12.4(16a), and 12.4(2)T6 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by setting a long hostname on the target system, then causing an error message to be printed, as demonstrated by a telnet session to the LPD from a source port other than 515.

CVSS 2.0
9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
14.68% probability · 96th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
cisco/ios
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.