CVE-2013-4602 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can cause a denial of service via an infinite loop in the PDF Scanner Engine of Avira AntiVir.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-4602?
CVE-2013-4602 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Feb 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A Denial of Service (infinite loop) vulnerability exists in Avira AntiVir Engine before 8.2.12.58 via an unspecified function in the PDF Scanner Engine.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4602?
It affects 10 products.
Products include Avira Antivir Mailgate, Avira Antivir Mailgate Suite, Avira Antivir Personal, Avira Antivir Sharepoint, Avira Antivir Webgate, Avira Antivir Webgate Suite and 4 more.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4602?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-4602 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-2013-4602 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4602 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4ghf-h9pg-hhpp.