CVE-2007-2796 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause service termination in Arris Cadant C3 CMTS devices by sending malformed IP packets with invalid options.
- 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-2007-2796?
CVE-2007-2796 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Jun 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Arris Cadant C3 CMTS allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service termination) via a malformed IP packet with an invalid IP option.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2796?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Arris Cadant C3 Cmts.
How do I fix CVE-2007-2796?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2796 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-2007-2796 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2796 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5q87-vwr4-8q5m.