CVE-2007-3701

high

Description

TippingPoint IPS before 20070710 does not properly handle a hex-encoded alternate Unicode '/' (slash) character, which might allow remote attackers to send certain network traffic and avoid detection, as demonstrated by a cmd.exe attack.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35336

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2490

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018361

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/473311/100/0/threaded

http://www.3com.com/securityalert/alerts/3COM-07-003.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/26013

http://osvdb.org/35970

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-July/064550.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2007-07-11

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N