CVE-2007-4429 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 20 Aug 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Skype by sending long URIs, potentially hanging the server.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2007-4429?

CVE-2007-4429 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Aug 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Skype allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server hang) via unknown vectors related to sending long URIs, as claimed to be actively exploited on 20070817 using a "call to a specific number." NOTE: this identifier is for the en.securitylab.ru disclosure. According to the vendor, this issue is separate from the "sign-on issues" that reduced Skype service on 20070817, which appears to be a site-specific problem. As of 20070821, it is not clear whether this issue is simply a symptom of the larger sign-on problem.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4429?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Skype Technologies Skype.

How do I fix CVE-2007-4429?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4429 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-2007-4429 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4429 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-875w-pqpj-756w.