CVE-2012-5345 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Tiny TCP/IP server via a buffer overflow in the Rcmd.bat command server on port 23.
- 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-2012-5345?
CVE-2012-5345 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Oct 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in the Remote command server (Rcmd.bat) in IpTools (aka Tiny TCP/IP server) 0.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string to TCP port 23.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5345?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kepler Lam Iptools.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5345?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5345 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-2012-5345 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-5345 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rhr6-cp3p-vq4r.