CVE-2012-4841 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 29 Nov 2012 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service via resource consumption in IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager for Remote Control Broker.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not stated
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2012-4841?

CVE-2012-4841 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Nov 2012. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Tivoli Endpoint Manager for Remote Control Broker 8.2 before 8.2.1-TIV-TEMRC821-IF0002 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via unknown vectors.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4841?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Tivoli Endpoint Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2012-4841?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4841 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-2012-4841 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4841 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4x9f-qjp9-p2g6.