CVE-2007-0916 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.9 Published 14 Feb 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can cause a denial of service in HP-UX via unspecified vectors in the ARPA transport functionality.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2007-0916?

CVE-2007-0916 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Hp Hp-Ux, published on 14 Feb 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Address and Routing Parameter Area (ARPA) transport functionality in HP-UX B.11.11 and B.11.23 allows local users to cause an unspecified denial of service via unknown vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0916?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hp Hp-Ux.

How do I fix CVE-2007-0916?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0916 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-2007-0916 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0916 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-5xv6-7m89-p4w5.