CVE-2011-2405 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in HP ProLiant SL Advanced Power Manager due to improper user validation.
- 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-2011-2405?
CVE-2011-2405 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Aug 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The HP ProLiant SL Advanced Power Manager (SL-APM) with firmware before 1.20 does not properly validate users, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2405?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Hp Proliant Sl Advanced Power Manager, Hp Proliant Sl Advanced Power Manager Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2011-2405?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-2405 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-2011-2405 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2405 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3gfq-rwf3-mgrm.