CVE-2012-3847 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Invensys Wonderware SuiteLink by sending a long Unicode string, impacting industrial control systems.
- 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-2012-3847?
CVE-2012-3847 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jul 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
slssvc.exe in Invensys Wonderware SuiteLink in Invensys InTouch 2012 and Wonderware Application Server 2012 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a long Unicode string, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-3007.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3847?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Invensys Intouch, Invensys Wonderware Application Server.
How do I fix CVE-2012-3847?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-3847 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-2012-3847 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3847 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pxph-3jhx-g2q4.