CVE-2007-6558 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash TotalPlayer by tricking users into opening a large .m3u file, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2007-6558?
CVE-2007-6558 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Dec 2007. 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
TotalPlayer 3.0 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large .m3u file. NOTE: this might be a duplicate of CVE-2006-6288.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6558?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Totalplayer Totalplayer.
How do I fix CVE-2007-6558?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-6558 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-2007-6558 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-6558 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c6vq-wrm7-9rhc.