CVE-2011-2008 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 12 Oct 2011 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Microsoft Host Integration Server via crafted TCP or UDP traffic.

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-2011-2008?

CVE-2011-2008 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Oct 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Microsoft Host Integration Server (HIS) 2004 SP1, 2006 SP1, 2009, and 2010 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SNA Server service outage) via crafted TCP or UDP traffic, aka "Access of Unallocated Memory DoS Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2008?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Host Integration Server.

How do I fix CVE-2011-2008?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-2008 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-2011-2008 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2008 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v93c-j87p-pp29.