CVE-2013-20004 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can cause a denial of service in StarWind iSCSI target by exhausting memory through repeated connections to non-existent targets.
- 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-2013-20004?
CVE-2013-20004 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw was found in StarWind iSCSI target. StarWind service does not limit client connections and allocates memory on each connection attempt. An attacker could create a denial of service state by trying to connect a non-existent target multiple times. This affects iSCSI SAN (Windows Native) Version 6.0, build 2013-01-16.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-20004?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Starwindsoftware Iscsi San.
How do I fix CVE-2013-20004?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-20004 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-2013-20004 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-20004 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rrqv-qhmg-w4f2.