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CVE-2007-6103

5.0 · MEDIUM

I Hear U (IHU) 0.5.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause (1) a denial of service (infinite loop) via a packet that contains zero in the size field in its header, which is improperly handle…

Published Nov 23, 2007ihuCWE-20EPSS 4.96%

Overview

CVE-2007-6103 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting ihu i_hear_u. It was published on November 23, 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

I Hear U (IHU) 0.5.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause (1) a denial of service (infinite loop) via a packet that contains zero in the size field in its header, which is improperly handled by the Receiver::processPacket function; and (2) a denial of service (daemon crash) via an (a) IHU_INFO_INIT or a (b) IHU_INFO_RING packet that does not specify the mode, which is improperly handled by the Player::ring function in Player.cpp.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from ihu. Update i_hear_u 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
ihui_hear_u0Affected

References

Refaluigi.altervista.org/adv/ihudos-adv.txtRefosvdb.org/42395Refosvdb.org/42396Refsecunia.com/advisories/27754Refsourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=355409&group_id=75788Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/26516Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38568Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38569Refaluigi.altervista.org/adv/ihudos-adv.txtRefosvdb.org/42395

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-6103?

CVE-2007-6103 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting ihu i_hear_u. It was published on November 23, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2007-6103?

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-2007-6103?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from ihu. Update i_hear_u 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-2007-6103?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2007-6103 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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