CVE-2013-2962 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 4.9 Published Updated

Local attackers can cause a denial of service in IBM WebSphere Transformation Extender via a buffer overflow in the Launcher.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2013-2962?

CVE-2013-2962 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Feb 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in the Launcher in IBM WebSphere Transformation Extender 8.4.x before 8.4.0.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (process crash or Admin Console command-stream outage) via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2962?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Websphere Transformation Extender.

How do I fix CVE-2013-2962?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-2962 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2013-2962 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2962 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wvmm-4rq2-x524.

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