CVE-2012-4330 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Samsung D6000 TVs by sending long strings to specific fields, 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-2012-4330?
CVE-2012-4330 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Aug 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Samsung D6000 TV and possibly other products allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in certain fields, as demonstrated by the MAC address field, possibly a buffer overflow.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4330?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Samsung D6000 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4330?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4330 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-2012-4330 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-4330 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pgh5-x82g-f7jf.