CVE-2012-4517 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the ibacm service by sending a crafted join response, 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
- Available
What is CVE-2012-4517?
CVE-2012-4517 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Oct 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ibacm before 1.0.6 does not properly manage reference counts for multicast connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ibacm service crash) via a crafted join response.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4517?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openfabrics Ibacm.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4517?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2012-4517 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4517 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wwjg-25f4-gx2m.