CVE-2007-4980 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The readRequest method in org/gcaldaemon/core/http/HTTPListener.java in GCALDaemon 1.0-beta13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large integer value in the Content-Length HTTP header, which triggers a fatal Java OutOfMemoryError.

Published: 2007-09-19

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 5.6% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gcaldaemon:gcaldaemon:1.0_beta13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-4961	The readRequest method in org/gcaldaemon/core/http/HTTPListener.java in GCALDaemon 1.0-beta13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large integer value in the Content-Length HTTP header, which triggers a fatal Java OutOfMemoryError.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.05579.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/40922
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3154
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479816/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25704
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36670

History

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Subscriptions

Gcaldaemon Gcaldaemon

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-09-19T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:17:27.636Z

Reserved: 2007-09-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-4980

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-09-19T18:17:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-4980

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-189

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