# CVE-2007-2881: Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the SOCKS proxy support (sockd) in Sun Java Web Proxy Server before 4.0.5 allow remote attackers to

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-05-29 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the SOCKS proxy support (sockd) in Sun Java Web Proxy Server before 4.0.5 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets during protocol negotiation.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1957
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34524
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25405
- http://osvdb.org/35841
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/746889
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102927-1
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=536
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018130
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24165

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