CVE-2007-4991

The SOCKS4 Proxy in Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004 SP1 and SP2 allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information (the destination IP address of another user's session) via an empty packet.

Published: 2007-09-21 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-4991 is rated Moderate Risk (48.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 16.15%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-4991

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 47.85% 16.15% -31.70%
2 2026-05-10 47.46% 47.85% +0.40%
3 2025-03-30 47.46%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-4991

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-4991

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-4991

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft isa_server 2004 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:isa_server:2004:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft isa_server 2004 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:isa_server:2004:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-4991

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