CVE-2007-2635
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in Interchange before 5.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause an unspecified denial of service (possibly server hang) via crafted HTTP requests.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceDenial of service vulnerability in Interchange e-commerce framework versions prior to 5.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause server hang via specially crafted HTTP requests. The exact request parameters or code path are not specified in the advisory.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 5.4.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Interchange installationCheck if Interchange e-commerce framework is present on the system by looking for interchange processes, installed packages, or the interchange binaryAffected if Interchange is not installed or no interchange process is found - not affected
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Determine installed Interchange versionRun the command to display the Interchange version, typically 'interchange -version' or check the package manager for the installed version (rpm -q interchange, dpkg -l interchange, etc.)Affected if The installed version is 5.4.1 or any version prior to 5.4.2 - vulnerable to the DoS condition
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Confirm web server component exposureVerify that the Interchange UI or catalog UI is accessible over HTTP/HTTPS by attempting to access the web interface or checking the web server configurationAffected if The Interchange web interface is externally accessible - the attack surface is present
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Review access logs for malformed requestsExamine web server or Interchange error/access logs for patterns of malformed HTTP requests that may indicate exploitation attempts or testingAffected if Logs show repeated malformed HTTP requests causing server hang or resource exhaustion - potential exploitation observed
A system is affected if Interchange e-commerce framework version 5.4.1 or earlier is installed and its web interface is exposed to network access.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade Interchange to version 5.4.2 or later. If upgrading is not immediately feasible, implement rate limiting and request filtering at the web server or WAF level to mitigate malformed HTTP request patterns.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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