# CVE-2007-2053: Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in AFFLIB before 2.2.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-04-30 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in AFFLIB before 2.2.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a long LastModified value in an S3 XML response in lib/s3.cpp; (2) a long (a) path or (b) bucket in an S3 URL in lib/vnode_s3.cpp; or (3) a long (c) EFW, (d) AFD, or (c) aimage file path. NOTE: the aimage vector (3c) has since been recalled from the researcher's original advisory, since the code is not called in any version of AFFLIB.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2655
- http://osvdb.org/35613
- http://www.vsecurity.com/bulletins/advisories/2007/afflib-overflows.txt
- http://osvdb.org/35614
- http://osvdb.org/35615
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33961
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467038/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23695

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