# CVE-2007-4221: Multiple buffer overflows in Motorola Timbuktu Pro before 8.6.5 for Windows allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon cras

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

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Motorola Timbuktu Pro before 8.6.5 for Windows allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a long user name and (2) certain malformed requests; and (3) allow remote Timbuktu servers to have an unknown impact via a malformed HELLO response, related to the Scanner component and possibly related to a malformed computer name.

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018614
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36282
- ftp://ftp-xo.netopia.com/evaluation/docs/timbuktu/win/865/relnotes/TB2Win865Evalrn.pdf
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2990
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26588
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25454
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36281
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=590
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36280

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