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CVE-2007-4060

Multiple buffer overflows in the HttpSprockMake function in http.c in Frank Yaul corehttp 0.5.3alpha allow remote attackers to execute…

High9.0Public exploitEPSS 5.4%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
mitre

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the HttpSprockMake function in http.c in Frank Yaul corehttp 0.5.3alpha allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the (1) method name or (2) URI in an HTTP request.

Public exploit

A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system.

Timeline

  1. ID reserved

    By mitre

  2. Published

  3. · 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

CVSS scores of CVE-2007-4060, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0High9.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
5.4% · top 7.3% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.0.

Weakness

  • n/a

Affected products

  • n/a

    • affected n/a

References (3)

Sources

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