CVE-2007-0756
Chicken of the VNC (cotv) 2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application...
Chicken of the VNC (cotv) 2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large computer-name size value in a ServerInit packet, which triggers a failed malloc and a resulting NULL dereference.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Chicken of the VNC (cotv) 2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large computer-name size value in a ServerInit packet, which triggers a failed malloc and a resulting NULL dereference.
- Record
CVE-2007-0756- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Chicken of the VNC (cotv) 2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large computer-name size value in a ServerInit packet, which triggers a failed malloc and a resulting NULL dereference.
- Record
CVE-2007-0756- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-0753 No score
Chicken of the VNC (cotv) 2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large computer-name size value in a ServerInit packet, which triggers a failed malloc and a resulting NULL dereference.
- Record
EUVD-2007-0753- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8q68-54jr-f7ph No score
Chicken of the VNC (cotv) 2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application...
Chicken of the VNC (cotv) 2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large computer-name size value in a ServerInit packet, which triggers a failed malloc and a resulting NULL dereference.
- Record
GHSA-8q68-54jr-f7ph- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Chicken of the VNC 2.0 - 'NULL-pointer' Remote Denial of Service | 2007-02-02 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-0756 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Chicken Of The Vnc Of The Vnc, published February 6, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.46%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/22372
exploit-db.com/exploits/3257
securityreason.com/securityalert/2220
osvdb.org/33637
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32166
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0756
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8q68-54jr-f7ph