CVE-2007-4161 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 3 Aug 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause network instability in TIBCO Rendezvous by sending specific wildcard characters if the no-lead-wc option is not enabled.

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-2007-4161?

CVE-2007-4161 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Aug 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

rvd in TIBCO Rendezvous (RV) 7.5.2, when -no-lead-wc is omitted, might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (network instability) via a subject name with a leading (1) '*' (asterisk) or (2) '>' (greater than) wildcard character.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4161?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Tibco Rendezvous.

How do I fix CVE-2007-4161?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4161 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-2007-4161 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4161 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-55j6-jhwq-3vff.