# CVE-2017-7408: Denial of service in n/a

> Attackers can cause a denial of service in Palo Alto Networks Traps ESM Console by exploiting improper validation of license revocation requests.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Apr 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-28cw-rx3r-6f3c

## What is CVE-2017-7408?

CVE-2017-7408 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Palo Alto Networks Traps ESM Console before 3.4.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service by leveraging improper validation of requests to revoke a Traps agent license.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7408?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Paloaltonetworks Traps.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-7408?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-7408 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-7408 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7408 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2020-1991](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-1991/): Traps: Insecure temporary file vulnerability may allow privilege escalation on Windows (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-1577](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1577/): Code injection in Traps (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-7408 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-7408 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7408 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7408/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7408/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7408
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7408
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-7408

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