CVE-2008-7025 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash Check Point ZoneAlarm and disable its HIDS module by sending crafted HTTP proxy responses.

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-2008-7025?

CVE-2008-7025 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Aug 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

TrueVector in Check Point ZoneAlarm 8.0.020.000, with vsmon.exe running, allows remote HTTP proxies to cause a denial of service (crash) and disable the HIDS module via a crafted response.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-7025?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Checkpoint Zonealarm.

How do I fix CVE-2008-7025?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-7025 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-2008-7025 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-7025 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7q7q-55jw-ww4f.

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