CVE-2007-1866
Stack-based buffer overflow in the dns_decode_reverse_name function in dns_decode.c in dproxy-nexgen allows remote attackers to execute…
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 10.3%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 4.3% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the dns_decode_reverse_name function in dns_decode.c in dproxy-nexgen allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a crafted packet to port 53/udp, a different issue than CVE-2007-1465.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- dproxy-nexgen (Linux x86) - Remote Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 3615remote, linux_x86published 30 Mar 2007Verified
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Timeline
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Published
- 17 years later
· 17 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 10.3% · top 4.3% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
7
- 20070331 dproxy-nexgen remote (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 2518 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- http://dproxy.cvs.sourceforge.net/dproxy/dproxy-nexgen/dns_decode.c?revision=1.10&view=markup (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- dproxy-dnsdecode-bo(33753) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- ADV-2007-1194 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20070331 Re: dproxy-nexgen remote (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 24688 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2007-1860 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2007-1866)Record last updated .