CVE-2012-1816 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 8 Jun 2012 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the PORTSERV daemon in Emerson DeltaV systems by sending crafted TCP or UDP packets to port 111.

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-2012-1816?

CVE-2012-1816 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jun 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

PORTSERV.exe in Emerson DeltaV and DeltaV Workstations 9.3.1, 10.3.1, 11.3, and 11.3.1 and DeltaV ProEssentials Scientific Graph 5.0.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted (1) TCP or (2) UDP packet to port 111.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1816?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Emerson Deltav, Emerson Deltav Proessentials Scientific Graph, Emerson Deltav Workstation.

How do I fix CVE-2012-1816?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1816 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-2012-1816 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1816 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v2vr-76ch-w5qv.