CVE-2007-5536 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.9 Published 18 Oct 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can cause a denial of service in OpenSSL on HP-UX systems, requiring local access to exploit.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2007-5536?

CVE-2007-5536 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Hp Hp-Ux, published on 18 Oct 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in OpenSSL before A.00.09.07l on HP-UX B.11.11, B.11.23, and B.11.31 allows local users to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5536?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hp Hp-Ux.

How do I fix CVE-2007-5536?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5536 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-2007-5536 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5536 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-mvxr-f9j3-hrhc.