CVE-2007-1402 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in the Rediff Toolbar ActiveX control via unspecified manipulations, requiring user interaction.

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-2007-1402?

CVE-2007-1402 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Mar 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

The Rediff Toolbar 2.0 ActiveX control in redifftoolbar.dll allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified manipulations, possibly involving improper initialization or blank arguments.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1402?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Rediff Toolbar.

How do I fix CVE-2007-1402?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1402 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-2007-1402 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-1402 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4x3h-63mv-gmp8.

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