CVE-2012-2940 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash MediaChance Real-DRAW PRO by tricking users into opening malicious image files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-2940?
CVE-2012-2940 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 May 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
MediaChance Real-DRAW PRO 5.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted (1) PNG, (2) WMF, (3) PSD, (4) TGA, (5) TTF, (6) BMP, (7) TIFF, or (8) PCX file.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2940?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mediachance Real-Draw Pro.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2940?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2940 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-2012-2940 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-2940 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c83c-43x9-qm39.