CVE-2012-6330 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory consumption in TWiki and Foswiki localization macros.
- 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-2012-6330?
CVE-2012-6330 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Jan 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The localization functionality in TWiki before 5.1.3, and Foswiki 1.0.x through 1.0.10 and 1.1.x through 1.1.6, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large integer in a %MAKETEXT% macro.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6330?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Foswiki Foswiki, Twiki Twiki.
How do I fix CVE-2012-6330?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-6330 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-2012-6330 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-6330 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hhvq-j6wm-27x4.