CVE-2012-5174 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause persistent reboots on specific KYOCERA mobile devices by sending malformed email messages.
- 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-2012-5174?
CVE-2012-5174 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Nov 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The KYOCERA AH-K3001V, AH-K3002V, WX300K, WX310K, WX320K, and WX320KR devices allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (persistent reboot) via an e-mail message in an invalid format.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5174?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Kyocera Ah-K3001v, Kyocera Ah-K3002v, Kyocera Xw300k, Kyocera Xw310k, Kyocera Xw320k, Kyocera Xw320kr.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5174?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5174 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-2012-5174 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5174 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-329q-r389-v56v.