CVE-2007-4205 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.1 Published 8 Aug 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the heartbeat control process on BlueCat Adonis appliances by sending a UDP packet to port 694.

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-2007-4205?

CVE-2007-4205 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Aug 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

XHA (Linux-HA) on the BlueCat Networks Adonis DNS/DHCP Appliance 5.0.2.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heartbeat control process crash) via a UDP packet to port 694. NOTE: this may be the same as CVE-2006-3121.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4205?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux-Ha Heartbeat.

How do I fix CVE-2007-4205?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4205 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-2007-4205 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4205 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fc9v-f38v-7g92.