CVE-2013-2968 Denial of service in n/a
Remote authenticated users can cause a denial of service in IBM Sterling Control Center by uploading a large file without end-of-line characters.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-2968?
CVE-2013-2968 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Jun 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An unspecified buffer-read method in IBM Sterling Control Center (SCC) 5.2 before 5.2.0.9, 5.3 before 5.3.0.4, and 5.4 through 5.4.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a large file that lacks end-of-line characters.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2968?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Sterling Control Center.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2968?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-2968 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-2013-2968 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2968 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-93p9-f9cv-7qvf.