CVE-2007-1030 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via infinite loop in libevent by sending a crafted DNS response with self-referencing label pointers.
- 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-2007-1030?
CVE-2007-1030 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Feb 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Niels Provos libevent 1.2 and 1.2a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a DNS response containing a label pointer that references its own offset.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1030?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Niels Provos Libevent.
How do I fix CVE-2007-1030?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1030 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-2007-1030 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1030 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6chr-p56h-6wj6.