CVE-2008-6219 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in EMC NetWorker products by sending crafted RPC requests that exhaust memory.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-6219?
CVE-2008-6219 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Feb 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
nsrexecd.exe in multiple EMC Networker products including EMC NetWorker Server, Storage Node, and Client 7.3.x and 7.4, 7.4.1, 7.4.2, Client and Storage Node for Open VMS 7.3.2 ECO6 and earlier, Module for Microsoft Exchange 5.1 and earlier, Module for Microsoft Applications 2.0 and earlier, Module for Meditech 2.0 and earlier, and PowerSnap 2.4 SP1 and earlier does not properly control the allocation of memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via multiple crafted RPC requests.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6219?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Emc Networker Client, Emc Networker Module, Emc Networker Powersnap, Emc Networker Server, Emc Networker Storage Node.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6219?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6219 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2008-6219 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-6219 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7p22-rr7f-4rjq.