CVE-2012-1850 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in the Windows LanmanWorkstation service by sending crafted Remote Administration Protocol packets.
- 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-2012-1850?
CVE-2012-1850 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 15 Aug 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Remote Administration Protocol (RAP) implementation in the LanmanWorkstation service in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not properly handle RAP responses, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service hang) via crafted RAP packets, aka "Remote Administration Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1850?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Xp.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1850?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1850 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-2012-1850 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1850 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-49mq-v38m-66qv.