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CVE-2007-0185

5.0 · MEDIUM

Getahead Direct Web Remoting (DWR) before 1.1.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion and servlet outage) via unknown vectors related to a large number of calls in a batch.

Published Jan 12, 2007getaheadEPSS 1.52%

Overview

CVE-2007-0185 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting getahead direct_web_remoting. It was published on January 12, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Getahead Direct Web Remoting (DWR) before 1.1.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion and servlet outage) via unknown vectors related to a large number of calls in a batch.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from getahead. Update direct_web_remoting to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
getaheaddirect_web_remoting0Affected

References

Refgetahead.ltd.uk/dwr/changelogReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.htmlRefosvdb.org/32658Refsecunia.com/advisories/23641Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/21955Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0095Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31382Refgetahead.ltd.uk/dwr/changelogReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.htmlRefosvdb.org/32658

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-0185?

CVE-2007-0185 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting getahead direct_web_remoting. It was published on January 12, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2007-0185?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2007-0185?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from getahead. Update direct_web_remoting to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2007-0185?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2007-0185 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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