CVE-2012-6042 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can cause a crash in GPSMapEdit by tricking a user into opening a maliciously crafted lst file with a long string.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-6042?
CVE-2012-6042 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Nov 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
GPSMapEdit 1.1.73.2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in a lst file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6042?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Geopainting Gpsmapedit.
How do I fix CVE-2012-6042?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-6042 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-2012-6042 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-6042 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xmc7-9wx2-w549.