CVE-2007-2195 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the aMSN instant messaging client by sending invalid data to its TCP port, 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-2007-2195?
CVE-2007-2195 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Apr 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
aMSN (aka Alvaro's Messenger) 0.96 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by sending invalid data to TCP port 31337.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2195?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Alvaro Alvaros Messenger.
How do I fix CVE-2007-2195?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2195 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-2007-2195 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-2195 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2273-wjr4-jh7g.