CVE-2012-4691 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory consumption in Siemens Automation License Manager by sending crafted packets.
- 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-2012-4691?
CVE-2012-4691 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Dec 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Memory leak in Siemens Automation License Manager (ALM) 4.x and 5.x before 5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted packets.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4691?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Siemens Automation License Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4691?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4691 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-2012-4691 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4691 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2016-8565 Missing authorization in n/a
- CVE-2018-11455 Path traversal in Automation License Manager 5, Automation License Manager 6
- CVE-2022-43513 Path traversal in Automation License Manager V5
- CVE-2020-7583 Missing authorization in Automation License Manager 5
- CVE-2022-43514 Path traversal in Automation License Manager V5
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3g8v-fw4m-xm3p.