CVE-2007-4205

XHA (Linux-HA) on the BlueCat Networks Adonis DNS/DHCP Appliance 5.0.2.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heartbeat control process crash) via a UDP packet to port 694. NOTE: this may be the same as CVE-2006-3121.

Published: 2007-08-07 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-4205 is rated Moderate Risk (58.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.51%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-4205

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.78% 2.51% +0.73%
2 2026-05-19 1.39% 1.78% +0.39%
3 2025-03-30 1.39%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-4205

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.1 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-4205

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-4205

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux-ha heartbeat <= 1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:linux-ha:heartbeat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-4205

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