CVE-2007-5406 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via crafted .ag files exploiting improper token parsing in the KeyView library.
- 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-2007-5406?
CVE-2007-5406 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Lotus Notes, published on 10 Apr 2008. 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
kpagrdr.dll 2.0.0.2 and 10.3.0.0 in the Applix Presents reader in Autonomy (formerly Verity) KeyView, as used by IBM Lotus Notes, Symantec Mail Security, and activePDF DocConverter, does not properly parse long tokens, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a crafted .ag file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5406?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Autonomy Keyview, Ibm Lotus Notes, Symantec Mail Security.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5406?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5406 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-2007-5406 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5406 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Lotus Notes
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hwpm-rvvp-6j8w.