CVE-2007-4213 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.1 Published 21 Aug 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Palm OS Treo smartphones by flooding them with large ICMP echo requests.

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-2007-4213?

CVE-2007-4213 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Aug 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Palm OS on Treo 650, 680, 700p, and 755p Smart phones allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reset or hang) via a flood of large ICMP echo requests. NOTE: this is probably a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0293.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4213?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Palm Palm Os.

How do I fix CVE-2007-4213?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4213 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-2007-4213 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4213 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fh8v-v736-pf7m.