CVE-2012-2277 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in EMC Documentum IRM Server by sending crafted line feed characters in batch commands.
- 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-2012-2277?
CVE-2012-2277 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 May 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The IRM Server in EMC Documentum Information Rights Management 4.x before 4.7.0100 and 5.x before 5.0.1030 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (pvcontrol.exe process hang) via \n (line feed) characters in the Id fields of many "batch begin untethered" commands.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2277?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Emc Documentum Information Rights Management.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2277?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2277 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-2012-2277 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-2277 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x56w-jmgw-h963.