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National Vulnerability Database

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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2007-3701 Detail

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.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-July/064550.html CVE, MITRE
http://osvdb.org/35970 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/26013 CVE, MITRE
http://security-assessment.com/files/advisories/2007-07-11_Tippingpoint_IPS_Signature_Evasion.pdf CVE, MITRE Exploit  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.3com.com/securityalert/alerts/3COM-07-003.html CVE, MITRE Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/473311/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24855 CVE, MITRE Exploit 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018361 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2490 CVE, MITRE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35336 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-3701
NVD Published Date:
07/11/2007
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE