# CVE-2012-0407: Integer overflow in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via an infinite loop triggered by an integer overflow in EMC Data Protection Advisor.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Apr 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-crrw-8jrh-rvh5

## What is CVE-2012-0407?

CVE-2012-0407 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Apr 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Integer overflow in the DPA_Utilities library in EMC Data Protection Advisor (DPA) 5.5 through 5.8 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a negative 64-bit value in a certain size field.

Weakness: CWE-189

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0407?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Emc Data Protection Advisor.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-0407?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0407 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-0407 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-0407 exists.

Public exploit code:

- EMC Data Protection Advisor 5.8.1 - Denial of Service (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-8013](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8013/): Hardcoded credentials in EMC Data Protection Advisor (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-10955](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10955/): Command injection in Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-8002](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8002/): SQL injection in EMC Data Protection Advisor prior to 6.4 (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-1206](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1206/): Hardcoded credentials in Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor versions prior to 6.3 Patch 159 and Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor versions prior to 6.4 Patch 110 (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2012-0406](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0406/): Null dereference in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-0407 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-0407 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Apr 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-0407 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0407/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0407/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0407
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0407
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-0407

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