CVE-2009-2740 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the system by sending a malformed packet to the CA HIPS kernel module.
- 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-2009-2740?
CVE-2009-2740 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Aug 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
kmxIds.sys before 7.3.1.18 in CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) 8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a malformed packet.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2740?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ca Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2740?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2740 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-2009-2740 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2740 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-562r-9m3x-wj3f.