CVE-2007-4335 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the WinGate SMTP server by sending format string specifiers in unexpected commands, causing a denial of service.

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-2007-4335?

CVE-2007-4335 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Aug 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Format string vulnerability in the SMTP server component in Qbik WinGate 5.x and 6.x before 6.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via format string specifiers in certain unexpected commands, which trigger a crash during error logging.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4335?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Qbik Wingate.

How do I fix CVE-2007-4335?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4335 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-2007-4335 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4335 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xj65-x7fm-g6w2.

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