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CVE-2007-0756

7.8 · HIGH

Chicken of the VNC (cotv) 2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large computer-name size value in a ServerInit packet, which triggers a failed malloc an…

Published Feb 6, 2007chicken_of_the_vncEPSS 4.42%

Overview

CVE-2007-0756 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting chicken_of_the_vnc chicken_of_the_vnc. It was published on February 6, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Chicken of the VNC (cotv) 2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large computer-name size value in a ServerInit packet, which triggers a failed malloc and a resulting NULL dereference.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from chicken_of_the_vnc. Update chicken_of_the_vnc 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

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References

Refosvdb.org/33637Refsecurityreason.com/securityalert/2220Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/458907/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466966/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/22372Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32166Refwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/3257Refosvdb.org/33637Refsecurityreason.com/securityalert/2220Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/458907/100/0/threaded

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-0756?

CVE-2007-0756 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting chicken_of_the_vnc chicken_of_the_vnc. It was published on February 6, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2007-0756?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2007-0756?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from chicken_of_the_vnc. Update chicken_of_the_vnc 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-2007-0756?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2007-0756 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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