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Vulnerability record · CVE-2007-5197 · published 2 November 2007

CVE-2007-5197: Mono memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Mono · Mono

Buffer overflow in the Mono.Math.BigInteger class in Mono 1.2.5.1 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors related to Reduce in Montgomery-based Pow methods.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 3.6% · top 10.9% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
3.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
40References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in the Mono.Math.BigInteger class in Mono 1.2.5.1 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors related to Reduce in Montgomery-based Pow methods.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=134361&action=view
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=197067
http://secunia.com/advisories/27439
http://secunia.com/advisories/27493
http://secunia.com/advisories/27511
http://secunia.com/advisories/27583
http://secunia.com/advisories/27612
http://secunia.com/advisories/27639
http://secunia.com/advisories/27937
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1397
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-10.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:218
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_23_sr.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26279
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018892
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-553-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3716
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=367471
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38248
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00249.html
http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=134361&action=view
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=197067
http://secunia.com/advisories/27439
http://secunia.com/advisories/27493
http://secunia.com/advisories/27511
http://secunia.com/advisories/27583
http://secunia.com/advisories/27612
http://secunia.com/advisories/27639
http://secunia.com/advisories/27937
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1397
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-10.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:218
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_23_sr.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26279
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018892
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-553-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3716
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=367471
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38248
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00249.html

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2007-5197), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.