CVE-2012-3794 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Pro-face WinGP runtime or Pro-Server EX by sending a crafted packet that triggers an invalid large memory allocation.
- 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-2012-3794?
CVE-2012-3794 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 (unhandled exception and daemon crash) via a crafted packet with a certain opcode that triggers an invalid attempt to allocate a large amount of memory.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3794?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Pro-Face Pro-Server Ex, Pro-Face Wingp Pc Runtime.
How do I fix CVE-2012-3794?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-3794 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-2012-3794 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-3794 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-754f-5xqj-fwmv.