CVE-2007-2896 Race condition in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Symantec ESM via network scans exploiting a race condition, requiring patching.

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-2007-2896?

CVE-2007-2896 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 May 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Race condition in the Symantec Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) 6.5.3 managers and agents on Windows before 20070524 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and application hang) via certain network scans to ESM ports.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2896?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Symantec Enterprise Security Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2007-2896?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2896 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2007-2896 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2896 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8w8g-mrpm-gm4f.

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