CVE-2007-0185 Direct Web Remoting vulnerable to Denial of Service
Attackers can cause denial of service via memory exhaustion by sending a large number of batch calls to the DWR library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-0185?
CVE-2007-0185 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jan 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Getahead Direct Web Remoting (DWR) before 1.1.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion and servlet outage) via unknown vectors related to a large number of calls in a batch.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0185?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.directwebremoting:dwr. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.directwebremoting:dwr Maven | All versions | 1.1.4 |
org.directwebremoting:dwr Maven | All versions | 1.1.4 |
Products include Getahead Direct Web Remoting.
How do I fix CVE-2007-0185?
Upgrade org.directwebremoting:dwr to 1.1.4 or later.
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-2007-0185 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0185 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hg5p-233h-c7fh.