CVE-2007-4980 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in GCALDaemon by sending a large Content-Length header, triggering an OutOfMemoryError.
- 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-2007-4980?
CVE-2007-4980 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Sep 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The readRequest method in org/gcaldaemon/core/http/HTTPListener.java in GCALDaemon 1.0-beta13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large integer value in the Content-Length HTTP header, which triggers a fatal Java OutOfMemoryError.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4980?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gcaldaemon Gcaldaemon.
How do I fix CVE-2007-4980?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4980 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-2007-4980 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-4980 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7h88-8mg3-r3mp.