CVE-2008-0977 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 25 Feb 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the Double-Take storage mirroring daemon by sending a specially crafted long packet, 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-2008-0977?

CVE-2008-0977 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Feb 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Double-Take 5.0.0.2865 and earlier, distributed under the HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring name and other names, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a certain long packet that triggers an attempt to allocate a large amount of memory.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0977?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Double-Take Software Double-Take.

How do I fix CVE-2008-0977?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0977 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-2008-0977 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0977 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-49r8-c332-m7fj.