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CVE-2007-6181

Published: Nov 30, 2007Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
8.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
5.6%
Top 7.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in cygwin1.dll in Cygwin 1.5.7 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a filename with a certain length, as demonstrated by a remote authenticated user who uses the SCP protocol to send a file to the Cygwin machine, and thereby causes scp.exe on this machine to execute, and then overwrite heap memory with characters from the filename. NOTE: it is also reported that a related issue might exist in 1.5.7 through 1.5.19.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:SC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:SAuthentication
Single
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
cygwinOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-developers/2007-11/msg00005.html
cygwin.com
http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-developers/2007-11/msg00024.html
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http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-developers/2007-11/msg00026.html
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