CVE-2007-4449 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause the Toribash game client to hang by sending a command without a line feed character.

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-2007-4449?

CVE-2007-4449 is a medium-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

The client in Toribash 2.71 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via a command without an LF character, as demonstrated by a SAY command.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4449?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Toribash Toribash.

How do I fix CVE-2007-4449?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4449 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-2007-4449 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4449 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2426-54cq-9f9c.

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