CVE-2007-4179 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can cause a denial of service in HP-UX via unspecified vectors in the ARPA transport functionality.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-4179?
CVE-2007-4179 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Aug 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in the Address and Routing Parameter Area (ARPA) transport functionality in HP-UX B.11.11 and B.11.23 allows local users to cause an unspecified denial of service via unknown vectors. NOTE: this is probably different from CVE-2007-0916, but this is not certain due to lack of vendor details.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4179?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hp Address and Routing Parameter Area\(arpa\) Transport.
How do I fix CVE-2007-4179?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4179 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-2007-4179 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4179 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5824-f6f2-29r8.