What’s Vulnerable › Vulnerabilities
CVE-2007-5551
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v2.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2007-10-18 · updated 2026-06-16
Description
Off-by-one error in Cisco IOS allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: as of 20071016, the only disclosure is a vague pre-advisory with no actionable information. However, since it is from a well-known researcher, it is being assigned a CVE identifier for tracking purposes.
Affected products
- Cisco IOS: all versions
References
Get alerted when CVE-2007-5551 or the next vulnerability affects your stack