CVE-2007-6181

HighCVSS 8.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 8.5/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 30, 2007
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2007-6181: High severity, CVSS 8.5 | Vulnix