CVE-2013-3980 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in IBM Sametime Meeting Server by flooding meeting rooms with fictitious users.
- 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-2013-3980?
CVE-2013-3980 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 May 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Meeting Server in IBM Sametime 8.x through 8.5.2.1 and 9.x through 9.0.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (room unusability) by generating a large number of fictitious users to enter a meeting room.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3980?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Sametime.
How do I fix CVE-2013-3980?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3980 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-2013-3980 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3980 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j5g6-4pmh-gvq8.