CVE-2007-0125 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via CPU consumption by submitting a crafted PE file to the antivirus engine.
- 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-2007-0125?
CVE-2007-0125 is a medium-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
Kaspersky Labs Antivirus Engine 6.0 for Windows and 5.5-10 for Linux before 20070102 enter an infinite loop upon encountering an invalid NumberOfRvaAndSizes value in the Optional Windows Header of a portable executable (PE) file, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by scanning a crafted PE file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0125?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Antivirus Engine.
How do I fix CVE-2007-0125?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0125 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-2007-0125 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0125 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5fpw-x79x-2m7g.