CVE-2007-4221

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-08-29 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Motorola Timbuktu Pro before 8.6.5 for Windows allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a long user name and (2) certain malformed requests; and (3) allow remote Timbuktu servers to have an unknown impact via a malformed HELLO response, related to the Scanner component and possibly related to a malformed computer name.

Affected products

Motorola Timbuktu: 8.6.3.1367

References

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=590
http://secunia.com/advisories/26588
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25454
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018614
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2990
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36280
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36281
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36282
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=590
http://secunia.com/advisories/26588

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