Description
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.
Published: 2001-09-18
Score: 10.0 Critical
EPSS: 2.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-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.
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Pierre Beyssac Bing
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:14:06.667Z

Reserved: 2001-03-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0207

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Status : Modified

Published: 2001-03-26T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:53:52.990

Link: CVE-2001-0207

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