Adobe ColdFusion up to 10.0 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe ColdFusion up to 10.0. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-2048. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe ColdFusion up to 10.0 (Programming Language Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion 10 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors.

The weakness was published 09/11/2012 by David Boyer as APSB12-21 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at adobe.com. The public release has been coordinated with Adobe. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-2048 since 04/02/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 63689 (Adobe ColdFusion Unspecified DoS (APSB12-21) (credentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at helpx.adobe.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (78410), Tenable (63689), SecurityFocus (BID 55499†), OSVDB (85317†) and Secunia (SA50523†). nakedsecurity.sophos.com is providing further details. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Access: Private
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Nessus ID: 63689
Nessus Name: Adobe ColdFusion Unspecified DoS (APSB12-21) (credentialed check)
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Patch: helpx.adobe.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB12-21
Researcher: David Boyer
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-2048 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2048
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6125
X-Force: 78410 - Adobe ColdFusion unspecified denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 55499 - Adobe ColdFusion CVE-2012-2048 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 50523 - Adobe ColdFusion Unspecified Denial of Service Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 85317
SecurityTracker: 1027516 - Adobe ColdFusion Unspecified Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 36202 - [APSB12-21] Adobe ColdFusion 10 and Earlier Unspecified Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/12/2012 13:22
Updated: 04/12/2021 08:58
Changes: 09/12/2012 13:22 (77), 04/19/2017 10:30 (12), 04/12/2021 08:58 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:3DA:103

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