CVE-2007-5265
HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 5.3%EU EUVD
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in websrv.cpp in Dawn of Time 1.69s beta4 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the (1) username or (2) password fields when accessing certain "restricted zones", which are not properly handled by the (a) processWebHeader and (b) filterWebRequest functions.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-134
- EPSS score
- 5.3% (93th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-5245)
- Published
- October 8, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-5245 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- dawnoftime / dawn of time
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/dawnfs-adv.txt(Exploit)
- http://forums.dawnoftime.org/viewtopic.php?t=2102
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27083(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3201
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481619/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25944(Exploit)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3418
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36973
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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