CVE-2012-0194 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a system panic and denial of service in IBM AIX via crafted packets when Large Send Offload is enabled.
- 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-2012-0194?
CVE-2012-0194 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 6 Feb 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The TCP implementation in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1, when the Large Send Offload option is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and panic) via an unspecified series of packets.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0194?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Aix.
How do I fix CVE-2012-0194?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0194 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-2012-0194 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0194 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Aix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xcrj-x9ff-h583.