CVE-2007-3661 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Eltima Virtual Serial Port ActiveX control by triggering specific function calls via a malicious webpage.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-3661?
CVE-2007-3661 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jul 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Eltima Software Virtual Serial Port (VSPAX) ActiveX control (VSPort.DLL) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via certain function calls, as demonstrated via the (1) Attach, (2) Write, and (3) WriteStr functions.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3661?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Eltima Software Virtual Serial Port.
How do I fix CVE-2007-3661?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-3661 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-2007-3661 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3661 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3gmg-2p2p-x5wp.