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Vulnerability record · CVE-2007-1866 · published 4 April 2007

CVE-2007-1866: Dproxy vulnerability

Dproxy · Dproxy

Stack-based buffer overflow in the dns_decode_reverse_name function in dns_decode.c in dproxy-nexgen allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a crafted packet to port 53/udp, a different issue than CVE-2007-1465.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 10% · top 4.5%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
10%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the dns_decode_reverse_name function in dns_decode.c in dproxy-nexgen allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a crafted packet to port 53/udp, a different issue than CVE-2007-1465.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://dproxy.cvs.sourceforge.net/dproxy/dproxy-nexgen/dns_decode.c?revision=1.10&view=markup
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-March/053289.html
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-March/053302.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/24688 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2518
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1194
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33753
http://dproxy.cvs.sourceforge.net/dproxy/dproxy-nexgen/dns_decode.c?revision=1.10&view=markup
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-March/053289.html
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-March/053302.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/24688 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2518
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1194
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33753

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Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

10.0CVE-2007-1465Dproxy vulnerabilityStack-based buffer overflow in dproxy.c for dproxy 0.1 through 0.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long DNS query packet to U…EPSS 8.3%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2007-1866), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.