# CVE-2008-7127: osagent.exe in Borland VisiBroker Smart Agent 08.00.00.C1.03 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-08-31 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

osagent.exe in Borland VisiBroker Smart Agent 08.00.00.C1.03 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted packet with a large string length value to UDP port 14000, which triggers a memory allocation failure that is not properly handled.

## 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://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/visibroken-adv.txt
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-03/0018.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40983
- http://osvdb.org/43058
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29213
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0748/references
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28084

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