CVE-2012-3792 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Pro-face WinGP and Pro-Server EX via crafted packets triggering an out-of-bounds read.

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-2012-3792?

CVE-2012-3792 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jun 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Pro-face WinGP PC Runtime 3.1.00 and earlier, and ProServr.exe in Pro-face Pro-Server EX 1.30.000 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read operation) via a crafted packet that triggers a certain Find Node check attempt.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3792?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Pro-Face Pro-Server Ex, Pro-Face Wingp Pc Runtime.

How do I fix CVE-2012-3792?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-3792 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-2012-3792 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-3792 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8993-m67v-m44q.

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