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CVE-2007-4897

5.0 · MEDIUM

pwlib, as used by Ekiga 2.0.5 and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long argument to the PString::vsprintf function, related to…

Published Sep 14, 2007ekigaCWE-399EPSS 10.90%

Overview

CVE-2007-4897 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting ekiga ekiga. It was published on September 14, 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

pwlib, as used by Ekiga 2.0.5 and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long argument to the PString::vsprintf function, related to a "memory management flaw". NOTE: this issue was originally reported as being in the SIPURL::GetHostAddress function in Ekiga (formerly GnomeMeeting).

Remediation

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

Refblog.s21sec.com/2007/09/sobre-la-vulnerabilidad-del-ekiga.htmlRefmarc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=118959114522339&w=2Refopenh323.cvs.sourceforge.net/openh323/opal/src/sip/sipcon.cxx?r1=2.120.2.25&r2=2.120.2.26&pathrev=v2_2_9Refsecunia.com/advisories/27127Refsecunia.com/advisories/27150Refsecunia.com/advisories/27518Refsecunia.com/advisories/28385Refsecurityreason.com/securityalert/3138Refwww.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:206Refwww.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0932.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-4897?

CVE-2007-4897 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting ekiga ekiga. It was published on September 14, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2007-4897?

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-2007-4897?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from ekiga. Update ekiga 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-2007-4897?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2007-4897 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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