CVE-2012-3819 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the PowerTCP WebServer daemon by sending a long request, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2012-3819?
CVE-2012-3819 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Oct 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Stack consumption vulnerability in dartwebserver.dll 1.9 and earlier, as used in Dart PowerTCP WebServer for ActiveX and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long request.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3819?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dart Powertcp Activex.
How do I fix CVE-2012-3819?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-3819 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-2012-3819 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-3819 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x89g-7xc8-82x2.