CVE-2007-0838

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-2007-0838 · Published 08/02/2007 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2007-0838 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability affecting freeproxy (freeproxy).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.4%, higher than 84.4% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
freeproxy freeproxy	`= 3.92`	No fix yet

Description

FreeProxy before 3.92 Build 1626 allows malicious users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a HOST: header with a hostname and port number that refers to the server itself.

References

marc.info · Third Party Advisory
marc.info · Third Party Advisory
osvdb.org/33116 · Broken Link
secunia.com/advisories/24064 · Permissions Required
handcraftedsoftware.org/index.php · Patch
securityfocus.com/bid/22445 · Third Party Advisory
vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0514 · Not Applicable
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32303

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