gcaldaemon 1.0 Beta13 Listener numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in gcaldaemon 1.0 Beta13. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Listener. This manipulation causes numeric error. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2007-4980. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in gcaldaemon 1.0 Beta13 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Listener. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-189. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was published 09/18/2007 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-4980 since 09/19/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 X-Force (36670), Exploit-DB (4540), SecurityFocus (BID 25704†) and OSVDB (40922†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

09/18/2007 🔍
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09/19/2007 +1 days 🔍
09/19/2007 +0 days 🔍
10/28/2007 +39 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2695 days 🔍
01/22/2025 +3600 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-4980 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4980
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38875
X-Force: 36670 - GCALDaemon HTTPListener denial of service
SecurityFocus: 25704
OSVDB: 40922 - GCALDaemon HTTPListener.java readRequest Method Content-Length HTTP Header Handling DoS

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 01/22/2025 13:14
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (51), 09/08/2018 10:00 (6), 01/22/2025 13:14 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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