CVE-2007-5893 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the C++ Sockets Library by sending an HTTP request with a missing protocol version, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2007-5893?
CVE-2007-5893 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Nov 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
HTTPSocket.cpp in the C++ Sockets Library before 2.2.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an HTTP request with a missing protocol version number, which triggers an exception. NOTE: some of these details were obtained from third party information.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5893?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Alhem C\+\+ Sockets Library.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5893?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5893 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-2007-5893 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5893 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-74hc-hc94-55q5.