CVE-2007-0120 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner by sending multiple HTTP requests with invalid Content-Length values.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-0120?
CVE-2007-0120 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Jan 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner (WVS) 4.0 Build 20060717 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via multiple HTTP requests containing invalid Content-Length values.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0120?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner.
How do I fix CVE-2007-0120?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0120 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2007-0120 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-0120 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g4mj-2mr6-w258.