CVE-2007-0244

Description

pptpgre.c in PoPToP Point to Point Tunneling Server (pptpd) before 1.3.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (PPTP connection tear-down) via (1) GRE packets with out-of-order sequence numbers or (2) certain GRE packets that are processed using a wrong pointer and improperly dequeued.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.13% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory trustix.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1743	vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_19_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018064	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23886	vdb entry
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=501476&group_id=44827
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0017/	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26987	third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-459-1	vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_10_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25255	third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-459-2	vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-18.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25220	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1288	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-0244?: CVE-2007-0244 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-0244?: To fix CVE-2007-0244, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-0244 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-0244 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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