PT-2007-6830 · Unknown · C++ Sockets Library

Published 2007-11-08 · Updated 2017-07-29 · CVE-2007-5893

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions C++ Sockets Library versions prior to 2.2.5

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a crash, by sending an HTTP request with a missing protocol version number, which triggers an exception.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.2.5, update to version 2.2.5 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-5893

Affected Products

C++ Sockets Library

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5893 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27535 · Vendor Advisory
• http://alhem.net/Sockets/Changelog · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38309 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/26361 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/42105 · Note