CVE-2007-1981 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Metamod-P daemon on Windows by sending a long meta list command, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2007-1981?
CVE-2007-1981 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Apr 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The safevoid_vsnprintf function in Metamod-P 1.19p29 and earlier on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long meta list command.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1981?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Metamod-P Metamod-P.
How do I fix CVE-2007-1981?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1981 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-2007-1981 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1981 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hmhp-6x62-gr89.