CVE-2012-6048 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Guitar Pro by tricking users into opening a maliciously crafted GPX file with a long string.
- 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-2012-6048?
CVE-2012-6048 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 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
Guitar Pro 6.1.1 r10791 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in a gpx file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6048?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Guitar-Pro Guitar Pro.
How do I fix CVE-2012-6048?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-6048 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-2012-6048 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6048 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qfpf-hhg3-hc65.