CVE-2012-4791 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP3 and 2010 SP1 and SP2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (Information Store service hang) by subscribing to a crafted RSS feed, aka "RSS Feed May Cause Exchange DoS Vulnerability."

Published: 2012-12-12

Score: 3.5 Low

EPSS: 13.4% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2007:sp3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2010:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2010:sp2::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.13436.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56836
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-346A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-080
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16158

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Exchange Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2012-12-12T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:50:16.893Z

Reserved: 2012-09-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-4791

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-12-12T00:55:01.420

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:45:43.167

Link: CVE-2012-4791

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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