VDB-37727 · CVE-2007-3661 · BID 24827

Eltima Software Virtual Serial Port ActiveX Control vsport.dll certain denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Eltima Software Virtual Serial Port. This affects the function certain in the library vsport.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-3661. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Eltima Software Virtual Serial Port (the affected version is unknown). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function certain in the library vsport.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Eltima Software Virtual Serial Port (VSPAX) ActiveX control (VSPort.DLL) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via certain function calls, as demonstrated via the (1) Attach, (2) Write, and (3) WriteStr functions.

The weakness was disclosed 07/07/2007 by Michal Bucko as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-3661 since 07/10/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 24827†) and OSVDB (43775†). The entries VDB-37735, VDB-37734, VDB-37733 and VDB-37730 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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07/07/2007 🔍
07/09/2007 +2 days 🔍
07/10/2007 +1 days 🔍
07/10/2007 +0 days 🔍
03/27/2008 +261 days 🔍
03/15/2015 +2543 days 🔍
10/28/2017 +958 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Michal Bucko
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-3661 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3661
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-37727
SecurityFocus: 24827 - Eltima Software Virtual Serial Port VSPort.DLL ActiveX Control Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 43775 - Eltima Software Virtual Serial Port (VSPAX) ActiveX (VSPort.DLL) Multiple Function Remote DoS

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 10/28/2017 10:16
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (51), 10/28/2017 10:16 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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