CVE-2007-1030 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Niels Provos libevent versions 1.2 and 1.2a. Remote attackers can trigger an infinite loop by sending a crafted DNS response containing a self-referencing label pointer. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:niels_provos:libevent:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:niels_provos:libevent:1.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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