CVE-2007-0838 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

FreeProxy before 3.92 Build 1626 allows malicious users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a HOST: header with a hostname and port number that refers to the server itself.

Published: 2007-02-08

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 2.4% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:freeproxy:freeproxy:3.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-0835	FreeProxy before 3.92 Build 1626 allows malicious users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a HOST: header with a hostname and port number that refers to the server itself.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02423.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=117086856902907&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=117085666921871&w=2
http://osvdb.org/33116
http://secunia.com/advisories/24064
http://www.handcraftedsoftware.org/index.php?page=3&mode=article&k=60
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22445
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0514
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32303

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Freeproxy Freeproxy

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-02-08T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T12:34:21.173Z

Reserved: 2007-02-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-0838

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-02-08T00:28:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:36:23.317

Link: CVE-2007-0838

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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