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CVE-2007-2690

7.8 · HIGH

Multiple IBM ISS Proventia Series products, including the A, G, and M series, do not properly handle certain full-width and half-width Unicode character encodings, which might allow remote attacker…

Published May 16, 2007issEPSS 1.96%

Overview

CVE-2007-2690 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting iss proventia_a_series_xpu. It was published on May 16, 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

Multiple IBM ISS Proventia Series products, including the A, G, and M series, do not properly handle certain full-width and half-width Unicode character encodings, which might allow remote attackers to evade detection of HTTP traffic.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from iss. Update proventia_a_series_xpu 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
issproventia_a_series_xpu0Affected
issproventia_g_series_xpu0Affected
issproventia_m_series_xpu0Affected

References

Refwww.gamasec.net/english/gs07-01.htmlRefwww.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/739224Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468633/100/0/threadedRefwww.securitytracker.com/id?1018068Refwww.gamasec.net/english/gs07-01.htmlRefwww.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/739224Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468633/100/0/threadedRefwww.securitytracker.com/id?1018068

How CyberStrike helps

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-2690?

CVE-2007-2690 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting iss proventia_a_series_xpu. It was published on May 16, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2007-2690?

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-2007-2690?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from iss. Update proventia_a_series_xpu 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-2007-2690?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2007-2690 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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