# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/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:** 19 Mar 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-764x-f594-rv3g

## 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 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1465?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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:

- NetDecision 4.5.1 HTTP Server Buffer Overflow (metasploit)
- Netmechanica NetDecision HTTP Server - Denial of Service (exploitdb)
- NetDecision NOCVision Server Directory Traversal (metasploit)
- Netmechanica NetDecision HTTP Server 4.5.1 - Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-14311](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14311/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2012-1464](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1464/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2012-1466](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1466/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-1465 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-1465 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-2012-1465/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1465/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1465
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1465
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-1465

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