CVE-2012-2619 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause Wi-Fi outages via crafted RSN information elements in Broadcom BCM4325/4329 chips used in various consumer devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-2619?
CVE-2012-2619 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 14 Nov 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Broadcom BCM4325 and BCM4329 Wi-Fi chips, as used in certain Acer, Apple, Asus, Ford, HTC, Kyocera, LG, Malata, Motorola, Nokia, Pantech, Samsung, and Sony products, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and Wi-Fi outage) via an RSN 802.11i information element.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2619?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Apple Iphone Os, Broadcom Bcm4325, Broadcom Bcm4329.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2619?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2619 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-2012-2619 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2619 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cw66-q853-7m23.