CVE-2007-2362
CVE-2007-2362 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Don Moore Mydns with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.0. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score of 16% places it in the 97th percentile, indicating an elevated likelihood of exploitation.
Key facts
- Severity: Critical (CVSS 2.0 base score 9.0)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 16% (97th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Affected product: Don Moore Mydns
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in MyDNS 1.1.0 allow remote attackers to (1) cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a certain update, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow in update.c; and (2) cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unspecified vectors that trigger an off-by-one stack-based buffer overflow in update.c.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-2362?
- Multiple buffer overflows in MyDNS 1.1.0 allow remote attackers to (1) cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a certain update, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow in update.c; and (2) cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unspecified vectors that trigger an off-by-one stack-based buffer overflow in update.c.
- How severe is CVE-2007-2362?
- CVE-2007-2362 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.0, rated critical severity.
- Is CVE-2007-2362 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 16% (97th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2007-2362?
- CVE-2007-2362 affects Don Moore Mydns. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2007-2362?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
- When was CVE-2007-2362 published?
- CVE-2007-2362 was published on 2007-04-30 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-April/054024.html
- http://osvdb.org/35438
- http://osvdb.org/35439
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25007
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28086
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2658
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1434
- http://www.digit-labs.org/files/exploits/mydns-rr-smash.c
- http://www.digit-labs.org/files/patches/mydns-update.c.diff
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23694
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1561
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33933
Affected products (1)
- cpe:2.3:a:don_moore:mydns:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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