CVE-2007-3340 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published 21 Jun 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the BugHunter HTTP server by sending numerous requests for nonexistent pages, 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-2007-3340?

CVE-2007-3340 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jun 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

BugHunter HTTP SERVER (httpsv.exe) 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large number of requests for nonexistent pages.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3340?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bughunter Http Server.

How do I fix CVE-2007-3340?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-3340 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-2007-3340 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-3340 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

CVE-2007-3327 httpsv.exe in HTTP Server 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (script source code) via a URI with a trailing %20 (encoded space). Medium 5.0

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wpmf-xc6q-mrfq.