CVE-2007-4531

Public Exploit

Description

Soldat game server 1.4.2 and earlier, and dedicated server 2.6.2 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a client denial of service (crash) via (1) a long string to the file transfer port or (2) a long chat message, or (3) a server denial of service (continuous beep and slowdown) via a string containing many 0x07 or other control characters to the file transfer port.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 8.03% Top 10%

Third-Party Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/26564	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477624/100/0/threaded	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36230	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25426	vdb entry exploit
http://aluigi.org/poc/soldatdos.zip
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/soldatdos-adv.txt
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36231	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4531?: CVE-2007-4531 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-4531?: To fix CVE-2007-4531, 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-2007-4531 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-4531 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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