First published: Fri May 04 2007(Updated: )
WebSpeed 3.x in OpenEdge 10.x in Progress Software Progress 9.1e, and certain other 9.x versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and daemon hang) via a messenger URL that invokes _edit.r with no additional parameters, as demonstrated by requests for cgiip.exe or wsisa.dll with WService=wsbroker1/_edit.r in the PATH_INFO.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Progress Progress | =9.1e | |
Progress Webspeed | =3.0 | |
Progress Webspeed | =3.1d | |
Progress Webspeed | =3.1a | |
Progress Webspeed | =3.1e |
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CVE-2007-2506 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability that can lead to application instability.
To address CVE-2007-2506, it is recommended to update to a patched version of the affected software that mitigates this vulnerability.
CVE-2007-2506 affects Progress WebSpeed 3.x and Progress Software versions 9.1e and certain other 9.x versions.
CVE-2007-2506 can be exploited via a specially crafted messenger URL that invokes _edit.r without parameters.
CVE-2007-2506 primarily causes denial of service and does not directly lead to data breaches but can disrupt service availability.