CVE-2013-1184 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published 25 Apr 2013 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can cause a service outage in Cisco UCS Manager via malformed requests to the XML API management service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not stated
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2013-1184?

CVE-2013-1184 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Apr 2013. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The management API in the XML API management service in the Manager component in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) 1.x before 1.2(1b) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service outage) via a malformed request, aka Bug ID CSCtg48206.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1184?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Cisco Unified Computing System 6120xp Fabric Interconnect, Cisco Unified Computing System 6140xp Fabric Interconnect, Cisco Unified Computing System 6248up Fabric Interconnect, Cisco Unified Computing System 6296up Fabric Interconnect, Cisco Unified Computing System Infrastructure and Unified Computing System Software, Cisco Unified Computing System Integrated Management Controller.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1184?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-1184 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-2013-1184 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1184 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jrrm-23h6-phcq.