CVE-2008-0620 Denial of service in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published 6 Feb 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the SAP LPD server by sending a specific command, 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-2008-0620?

CVE-2008-0620 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Feb 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SAPLPD 6.28 and earlier included in SAP GUI 7.10 and SAPSprint before 1018 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a 0x53 LPD command, which causes the server to terminate.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0620?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Sap Sapgui, Sap Saplpd, Sap Sapsprint.

How do I fix CVE-2008-0620?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0620 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-2008-0620 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0620 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p7qf-46x2-8wwx.