CVE-2007-1038 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Shemes.com Grabit by sending a crafted .nzb file with semicolons in the subject field.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-1038?
CVE-2007-1038 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Feb 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Shemes.com Grabit 1.5.3, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a .nzb file with a subject field containing ';' (semicolon) characters. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1038?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Shemes.com Grabit.
How do I fix CVE-2007-1038?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1038 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-2007-1038 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1038 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ch29-pgwv-2pvq.