CVE-2001-0207

Buffer overflow in bing allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long hostname, which is copied to a small buffer after a reverse DNS lookup using the gethostbyaddr function.

Score

CVSS 2.0 10.0 Critical

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2001-03-26

Last modified

2024-08-08

Affected products

• Bing (Pierre Beyssac)

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0330.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2279
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6036