# CVE-2007-1653: GlowWorm FW before 1.5.3b4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via certain DNS responses that trigger infini

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-03-24 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

GlowWorm FW before 1.5.3b4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via certain DNS responses that trigger infinite recursion in TrueDNS packet parsing, as originally observed with certain login.yahoo.com responses.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://glowworm.us/history/release_1_5_3_b4.html
- http://osvdb.org/43597

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