CVE-2007-2151 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the McAfee e-Business Server administration service by sending a malformed authentication packet with a large length value.
- 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-2007-2151?
CVE-2007-2151 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Apr 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The administration server in McAfee e-Business Server before 8.1.1 and 8.5.x before 8.5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via a large length value in a malformed authentication packet, which triggers a heap over-read.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2151?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee E-Business Server.
How do I fix CVE-2007-2151?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2151 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-2007-2151 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2151 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7mcr-4h6g-w464.