CVE-2012-2167 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a device outage in IBM XIV Storage Systems by sending TCP packets to unspecified ports.
- 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-2012-2167?
CVE-2012-2167 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Oct 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The IBM XIV Storage System Gen3 before 11.1.0.a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device outage) via TCP packets to unspecified ports.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2167?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Xiv Storage System Gen3, Ibm Xiv Storage System Gen3 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2167?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2167 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-2012-2167 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2167 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-359m-8qm5-gh2f.