CVE-2007-1030
Niels Provos libevent 1.2 and 1.2a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite...
Niels Provos libevent 1.2 and 1.2a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a DNS response containing a label pointer that references its own offset.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Niels Provos libevent 1.2 and 1.2a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a DNS response containing a label pointer that references its own offset.
- Record
CVE-2007-1030- 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
Niels Provos libevent 1.2 and 1.2a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a DNS response containing a label pointer that references its own offset.
- Record
CVE-2007-1030- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-1027 No score
Niels Provos libevent 1.2 and 1.2a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a DNS response containing a label pointer that references its own offset.
- Record
EUVD-2007-1027- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6chr-p56h-6wj6 No score
Niels Provos libevent 1.2 and 1.2a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite...
Niels Provos libevent 1.2 and 1.2a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a DNS response containing a label pointer that references its own offset.
- Record
GHSA-6chr-p56h-6wj6- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-1030 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Niels Provos Libevent, published February 21, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.11%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/24181
monkey.org/~provos/libevent
vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0647
securityfocus.com/bid/22606
osvdb.org/33228
securityreason.com/securityalert/2268
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1030
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6chr-p56h-6wj6