CVE-2012-6352 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the IBM Sterling Connect:Direct daemon and consume disk space via crafted data, requiring a patch.
- 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-2012-6352?
CVE-2012-6352 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Feb 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Session Manager in IBM Sterling Connect:Direct through 4.1.0.3 on UNIX allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash and disk consumption) via crafted data.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6352?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Sterling Connect.
How do I fix CVE-2012-6352?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-6352 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-2012-6352 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6352 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-49pj-gwcg-9jhj.