CVE-2012-4588 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service by flooding the EMM database with invalid usernames, affecting McAfee Enterprise Mobility Manager deployments.
- 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-2012-4588?
CVE-2012-4588 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Aug 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
McAfee Enterprise Mobility Manager (EMM) Agent before 4.8 and Server before 10.1 record all invalid usernames presented in failed login attempts, and place them on a list of accounts that an administrator may wish to unlock, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive list size in the EMM Database) via a long sequence of login attempts with different usernames.
Weakness: CWE-255
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4588?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mcafee Enterprise Mobility Manager, Mcafee Enterprise Mobility Manager Agent.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4588?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4588 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-2012-4588 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4588 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x7m6-jr2p-9px3.