# CVE-2007-1681: Other in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause denial of service, leak information, or execute code via format string vulnerability in Sun Java Web Console during failed logins.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Apr 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8292-4px4-h2x6

## What is CVE-2007-1681?

CVE-2007-1681 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 19 Apr 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Format string vulnerability in libwebconsole_services.so in Sun Java Web Console 2.2.2 through 2.2.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash), obtain sensitive information, and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors during a failed login attempt, related to syslog.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1681?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Sun Java Web Console, Sun Solaris.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-1681?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1681 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-1681 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1681 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris

- [CVE-2008-1286](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1286/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2009-2283](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2283/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2008-5550](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5550/): Open redirect in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-1681 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-1681 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 19 Apr 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1681 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Sun Solaris. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1681/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1681/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-1681
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1681
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-1681

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1681/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.