FKIE_CVE-2007-3961

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-07-25 17:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:43
Severity
Summary
Off-by-one error in the fsp_readdir_r function in fsplib.c in fsplib before 0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a directory entry whose length is exactly MAXNAMELEN, which prevents a terminating null byte from being added.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
fsp c_library *

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  "evaluatorSolution": "Vendor has supplied upgrade patch: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93841\u0026package_id=139615\u0026release_id=526638",
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:43:08.387",
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