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CVE-2008-7127

osagent.exe in Borland VisiBroker Smart Agent 08.00.00.C1.03 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted packet with a large string length value to UDP port 14000, which triggers a memory allocation failure that is not properly handled.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-7127 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from microfocus organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2009, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2009-08-31T10:30:01.187

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-399

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	microfocus	visibroker	≤ 08.00.00.c1.03	Yes

References

http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/visibroken-adv.txt Exploit ([email protected])
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-03/0018.html Exploit ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/43058 Exploit ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29213 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28084 Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0748/references Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40983 ([email protected])
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/visibroken-adv.txt Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-03/0018.html Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://osvdb.org/43058 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29213 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28084 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0748/references Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40983 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For microfocus's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.