CVE-2012-2277 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting EMC Documentum Information Rights Management (IRM) Server versions 4.x before 4.7.0100 and 5.x before 5.0.1030. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending line feed characters in the Id fields of "batch begin untethered" commands, causing the pvcontrol.exe process to hang. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete availability impact. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog or the Hot List, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-18734) exists, suggesting public exploit code availability, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emc:documentum_information_rights_management:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emc:documentum_information_rights_management:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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