CVE-2007-4243 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via CPU consumption in Astaro Security Gateway by sending specific network traffic.

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-2007-4243?

CVE-2007-4243 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

Unspecified vulnerability in pfilter-reporter.pl in Astaro Security Gateway (ASG) 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via certain network traffic, as demonstrated by P2P and iTunes applications that download large amounts of data.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4243?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Astaro Security Gateway.

How do I fix CVE-2007-4243?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4243 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-2007-4243 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4243 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hjhw-rh28-h57q.

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