CVE-2007-4980 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.8% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The readRequest method in org/gcaldaemon/core/http/HTTPListener.java in GCALDaemon 1.0-beta13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large integer value in the Content-Length HTTP header, which triggers a fatal Java OutOfMemoryError.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 4.76% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-189 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-09-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| gcaldaemon | gcaldaemon |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | GCALDaemon 1.0-beta13 - Remote Denial of Service | 2007-10-16 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/40922
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3154
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479816/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25704
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36670
- http://osvdb.org/40922
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3154
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479816/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25704
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36670
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