CVE-2012-6501 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service by killing processes via the HP PKI ActiveX control, requiring user interaction to load the malicious page.
- 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-2012-6501?
CVE-2012-6501 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Jan 2013. 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
The KillProcess method in the HP PKI ActiveX control (HPPKI.ocx) before 1.2.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kill process) via the partial or full name of a process.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6501?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hp Pki Activex Control.
How do I fix CVE-2012-6501?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-6501 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-2012-6501 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6501 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fv9g-9ppx-9cm5.