CVE-2007-3701

Public Exploit

Description

TippingPoint IPS before 20070710 does not properly handle a hex-encoded alternate Unicode '/' (slash) character, which might allow remote attackers to send certain network traffic and avoid detection, as demonstrated by a cmd.exe attack.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.81% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory security-assessment.com Vendor Advisory 3com.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24855 vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/26013 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018361 vdb entry
http://www.3com.com/securityalert/alerts/3COM-07-003.html patch vendor advisory
http://security-assessment.com/files/advisories/2007-07-11_Tippingpoint_IPS_Signature_Evasion.pdf patch vendor advisory exploit
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-July/064550.html mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2490 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/473311/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35336 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/35970 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-3701?
CVE-2007-3701 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-3701?
To fix CVE-2007-3701, 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-2007-3701 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-3701 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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