CVE-2012-5917 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash SnackAmp by providing a crafted AIFF file with a long string, requiring user interaction to open the file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-5917?
CVE-2012-5917 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Nov 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
SnackAmp 3.1.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string in an aiff file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5917?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tom Wilkason Snackamp.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5917?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5917 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-2012-5917 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5917 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fhx5-5536-v3j6.