CVE-2012-1465 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the NetDecision HTTP Server by sending a long URL, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2012-1465?
CVE-2012-1465 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Mar 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the HTTP Server in NetMechanica NetDecision before 4.6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long URL in an HTTP request. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1465?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netmechanica Netdecision.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1465?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1465 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2012-1465 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-1465 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Metasploit modules and 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-764x-f594-rv3g.