First published: Wed Jun 27 2007(Updated: )
Memory leak in the token OCR functionality in ekg before 1:1.7~rc2-1etch1 on Debian GNU/Linux Etch allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Debian Linux | =4.0 | |
Debian Linux | =4.0 | |
Debian Linux | =4.0 | |
Debian Linux | =4.0 | |
Debian Linux | =4.0 | |
Debian Linux | =4.0 | |
Debian Linux | =4.0 | |
Debian Linux | =4.0 | |
Debian Linux | =4.0 | |
Debian Linux | =4.0 | |
Debian Linux | =4.0 | |
Debian Linux | =4.0 | |
ekg | =2005-04-11 |
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The severity of CVE-2007-1665 is classified as moderate, primarily due to its potential to cause a denial of service.
To fix CVE-2007-1665, you should upgrade to a version of ekg that is newer than 1:1.7~rc2-1etch1.
CVE-2007-1665 affects the ekg software prior to version 1:1.7~rc2-1etch1 on Debian GNU/Linux Etch.
Yes, CVE-2007-1665 can be exploited remotely to trigger a memory leak that causes a denial of service.
There are no widely suggested workarounds for CVE-2007-1665 aside from upgrading the affected software.