CVE-2012-3816 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the WinRadius Server by sending an Access-Request packet with an excessively long password.
- 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-2012-3816?
CVE-2012-3816 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jun 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
WinRadius Server 2009 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long password in an Access-Request packet.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3816?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Winradius Winradius.
How do I fix CVE-2012-3816?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-3816 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-2012-3816 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3816 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-322p-76c5-wqq3.