CVE-2012-5953 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via infinite loop in IBM WebSphere Message Broker when Parse Query Strings is enabled.
- 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-2012-5953?
CVE-2012-5953 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Feb 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM WebSphere Message Broker 6.1 before 6.1.0.12, 7.0 before 7.0.0.6, and 8.0 before 8.0.0.2, when the Parse Query Strings option is enabled on an HTTPInput node, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted query string.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5953?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Websphere Message Broker.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5953?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5953 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-2012-5953 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5953 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7fj8-rgvj-wrgh.