Heap-based buffer overflow in the samp_send function in nuauth/sasl.c in NuFW before 2.2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified input on which base64 encoding is performed. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-5723 is rated Moderate Risk (43.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.80%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-17 | 2.38% | 0.80% | -1.58% |
| 2 | 2024-12-17 | 1.83% | 2.38% | +0.54% |
| 3 | 2024-09-02 | — | 1.83% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu
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low | CVE-2007-5723 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (nufw), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): ignored 4, not-affected 4, released 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-5723 |