CVE-2007-2723 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can cause a browser crash via a malicious empty MPA file, affecting users of Media Player Classic.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-2723?
CVE-2007-2723 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 May 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Media Player Classic 6.4.9.0 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (web browser crash) via an "empty" .MPA file, which triggers a divide-by-zero error.
Weakness: CWE-369
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2723?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mpc-Hc Media Player Classic.
How do I fix CVE-2007-2723?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2723 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-2007-2723 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2723 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xf9v-wfx4-53c3.