CVE-2007-1665 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 27 Jun 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in the ekg client via a memory leak in its token OCR functionality.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2007-1665?

CVE-2007-1665 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jun 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Memory leak in the token OCR functionality in ekg before 1:1.7~rc2-1etch1 on Debian GNU/Linux Etch allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1665?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ekg Ekg.

How do I fix CVE-2007-1665?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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-2007-1665 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1665 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w5r9-23qw-58m6.