CVE-2010-3980 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

Remote authenticated users can cause denial of service in SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise by requesting an excessive number of CUIDs.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2010-3980?

CVE-2010-3980 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Oct 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Dswsbobje in SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.2 does not limit the number of CUIDs that may be requested, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a large numCuids value in a GenerateCuids SOAPAction to the dswsbobje/services/biplatform URI.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3980?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Businessobjects.

How do I fix CVE-2010-3980?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-3980 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-2010-3980 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3980 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w247-hc6c-86q8.

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