CVE-2007-3701 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 8.5% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
TippingPoint IPS before 20070710 does not properly handle a hex-encoded alternate Unicode '/' (slash) character, which might allow remote attackers to send certain network traffic and avoid detection, as demonstrated by a cmd.exe attack.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 8.48% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-07-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| 3com | tippingpoint ips tos |
| tippingpoint | tipping point |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | TippingPoint IPS - Unicode Character Detection Bypass | 2007-07-10 |
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-July/064550.html
- http://osvdb.org/35970
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26013
- http://security-assessment.com/files/advisories/2007-07-11_Tippingpoint_IPS_Signature_Evasion.pdf
- http://www.3com.com/securityalert/alerts/3COM-07-003.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/473311/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24855
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018361
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2490
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35336
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-July/064550.html
- http://osvdb.org/35970
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26013
- http://security-assessment.com/files/advisories/2007-07-11_Tippingpoint_IPS_Signature_Evasion.pdf
- http://www.3com.com/securityalert/alerts/3COM-07-003.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/473311/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24855
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018361
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2490
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35336
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