CVE-2007-4221: motorola timbuktu Improper Input Validation

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-4221 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in motorola timbuktu. EPSS estimates a 6.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 29-08-2007
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationThe product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.