CVE-2007-2246 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published 25 Apr 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on HP-UX systems running specific sendmail versions via unspecified vectors.

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-2007-2246?

CVE-2007-2246 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Apr 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in HP-UX B.11.00 and B.11.11, when running sendmail 8.9.3 or 8.11.1; and HP-UX B.11.23 when running sendmail 8.11.1; allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown attack vectors. NOTE: due to the lack of details from HP, it is not known whether this issue is a duplicate of another CVE such as CVE-2006-1173 or CVE-2006-4434.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2246?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sendmail Sendmail.

How do I fix CVE-2007-2246?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2246 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-2007-2246 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2246 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-35h8-v5vr-r4m7.