CVE-2007-5242

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in (1) SYS$EI1000.EXE and (2) SYS$EI1000_MON.EXE in HP OpenVMS 8.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (machine crash) via an "oversize" packet, which is not properly discarded if "the device has no remaining buffers after receipt of the first buffer segment."

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.63%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25939	vdb entry patch
http://osvdb.org/37813	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27084	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://mail.openvms.org:8100/Lists/alerts/Message/583.html	mailing list patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3382	vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/37812	vdb entry
http://mail.openvms.org:8100/Lists/alerts/Message/582.html	mailing list patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5242?: CVE-2007-5242 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5242?: To fix CVE-2007-5242, 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-2007-5242 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-5242 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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