CVE-2011-2893 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash IBM Lotus Symphony by tricking users into opening a maliciously crafted large spreadsheet file.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2011-2893?

CVE-2011-2893 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jul 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The DataPilot feature in IBM Lotus Symphony 3 before FP3 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large .xls spreadsheet with an invalid Value reference.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2893?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Lotus Symphony.

How do I fix CVE-2011-2893?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-2893 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-2011-2893 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2893 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mrp7-xwff-9phj.

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