Buffer overflow in Netsupport Manager Client
CVE-2007-5252
Buffer overflow in NetSupport Manager (NSM) Client 10.00 and 10.20, and NetSupport School Student (NSS) 9.00, allows remote NSM servers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted data in the configuration exchange phase of an initial connection setup. NOTE: a vendor statement, which is too vague to be sure that it is for this particular issue, says that only a denial of service is possible.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.039 (90.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.039 · newest: 0.039 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Netsupport Manager Client — versions 10.00, 10.20
- Netsupport School Student — versions 9.00
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36963 (vdb-entry)
- www.netsupportsoftware.com/support/td.asp (Patch)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3198 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481537/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/25932 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/27082 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-5252?
- CVE-2007-5252 is a vulnerability in Netsupport Manager Client, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2007-10-06.
- Is CVE-2007-5252 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.