CVE-2008-0871

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 32.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-02-21 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Now SMS/MMS Gateway 2007.06.27 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) long password in an Authorization header to the HTTP service or a (2) large packet to the SMPP service.

Affected products

Now Sms Mms Gateway: through 2007.06.27

References

http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/nowsmsz-adv.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/29003
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488365/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27896
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0615
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5695
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/nowsmsz-adv.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/29003
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488365/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27896
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0615
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5695

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