CVE-2007-4450 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can trigger protocol violations in Toribash servers by sending long commands, potentially disrupting service or aiding other exploits.

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-2007-4450?

CVE-2007-4450 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 server in Toribash 2.71 and earlier does not properly handle long commands, which allows remote attackers to trigger a protocol violation in which data is sent to other clients without a required LF character, as demonstrated by a SAY command. NOTE: the security impact of this violation is not clear, although it probably makes exploitation of CVE-2007-4449 easier.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4450?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Toribash Toribash.

How do I fix CVE-2007-4450?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4450 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-2007-4450 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4450 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7rhj-q792-j2vw.

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