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CVE-2007-5242

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 81st percentile. A vendor fix is available.

CVSS 2.04.3MediumEPSS percentile81st2.1% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFixVendor fixNo build named by the sources

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD

NVD CVE.org

What to do

The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.

  • Hp OpenvmsAffected: ≤ 8.3Upgrade to: after 8.3Stated by: NVD

Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in

What it is

From the CVE record

Unspecified vulnerability in (1) SYS$EI1000.EXE and (2) SYS$EI1000_MON.EXE in HP OpenVMS 8.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (machine crash) via an "oversize" packet, which is not properly discarded if "the device has no remaining buffers after receipt of the first buffer segment."

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS81st
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

2.1% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 81st percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

4 events over 6774 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. Patch availablerecord updated
  2. Publishedweakness classified

Affected products

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Technical detail

CVSS 2.0 vector

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AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Scored 4.3 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Access Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network
  • Access Complexity MediumSome conditions must be met
  • Authentication NoneNo authentication required

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
  • Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
  • Availability PartialReduced performance or service disruption

Weaknesses

Sources

References in the record

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