# CVE-2007-2151: The administration server in McAfee e-Business Server before 8.1.1 and 8.5.x before 8.5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of servi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-04-19 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The administration server in McAfee e-Business Server before 8.1.1 and 8.5.x before 8.5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via a large length value in a malformed authentication packet, which triggers a heap over-read.

## 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://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1434
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=516
- https://knowledge.mcafee.com/SupportSite/dynamickc.do?externalId=612751&command=show&forward=nonthreadedKC
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017929
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33730
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23544
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24893

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