Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 29, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-5690
CVE-2007-5690
Description
Buffer overflow in sethdlc.c in the Asterisk Zaptel 1.4.5.1 might allow local users to gain privileges via a long device name (interface name) in the ifr_name field. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating that the application requires root access, so privilege boundaries are not crossed
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References
8- downloads.digium.com/pub/asa/AST-2007-024.htmlnvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3319nvd
- www.eleytt.com/advisories/eleytt_ZAPTEL.pdfnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482597/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483481/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/26160nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37335nvd
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