CVE-2007-2151: Medium severity McAfee E-Business Server vulnerability

Published Apr 19, 2007

Updated

The administration server in McAfee e-Business Server before 8.1.1 and 8.5.x before 8.5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via a large length value in a malformed authentication packet, which triggers a heap over-read.

Affected Software

5 affected components

McAfee E-Business Server=8.1

McAfee E-Business Server=8.5.1

Remediation

Patch Available

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=516

Event History

Apr 19, 2007

CVE Published

10:19 AM

CVE Published

via MITRE·02:00 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·02:00 PM

Description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-2151?

CVE-2007-2151 has a medium severity rating as it allows for a denial of service attack.

How do I fix CVE-2007-2151?

To fix CVE-2007-2151, upgrade McAfee e-Business Server to versions 8.1.1 or higher, or 8.5.2 or higher.

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2007-2151?

CVE-2007-2151 affects McAfee e-Business Server versions 8.1 and 8.5.1 on various operating systems.

What type of attack can be executed through CVE-2007-2151?

CVE-2007-2151 can be exploited to perform a denial of service attack by triggering a service crash.

Who is at risk due to CVE-2007-2151?

Users running vulnerable versions of McAfee e-Business Server are at risk from attackers attempting to initiate a denial of service.