CVE-2007-3957 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in xserver via a buffer overflow triggered by a long URI in a POST request.
- 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-2007-3957?
CVE-2007-3957 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Jul 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in Nipun Jain xserver 0.1 alpha allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a POST request with a long URI.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3957?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nipun Jain Xserver.
How do I fix CVE-2007-3957?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-3957 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2007-3957 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-3957 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x289-7h64-434h.