CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2013-4602

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Published: Feb 12, 2020 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.1 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

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

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Antivir_mailgate Avira * 8.2.12.58 (excluding)
Antivir_mailgate_suite Avira * 8.2.12.58 (excluding)
Antivir_personal Avira * 8.2.12.58 (excluding)
Antivir_sharepoint Avira * 8.2.12.58 (excluding)
Antivir_webgate Avira * 8.2.12.58 (excluding)
Antivir_webgate_suite Avira * 8.2.12.58 (excluding)
Antivirus_server Avira * 8.2.12.58 (excluding)
Exchange_security Avira * 8.2.12.58 (excluding)
Professional_security Avira * 8.2.12.58 (excluding)
Savapi Avira * 8.2.12.58 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

  • Mitigation of resource exhaustion attacks requires that the target system either:

  • The first of these solutions is an issue in itself though, since it may allow attackers to prevent the use of the system by a particular valid user. If the attacker impersonates the valid user, they may be able to prevent the user from accessing the server in question.

  • The second solution is simply difficult to effectively institute – and even when properly done, it does not provide a full solution. It simply makes the attack require more resources on the part of the attacker.

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