CVE-2007-4666 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 4 Sep 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service via large network packets in Firebird database servers configured with Superserver/TCP/IP.

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-2007-4666?

CVE-2007-4666 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Sep 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the server in Firebird before 2.0.2, when a Superserver/TCP/IP environment is configured, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via "large network packets with garbage", aka CORE-1397.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4666?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Firebirdsql Firebird.

How do I fix CVE-2007-4666?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4666 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-2007-4666 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4666 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mrhh-xc2v-m6rc.