Denial of Service Vulnerability in National Instruments LabWindows/CVI ActiveX Control
CVE-2013-5025

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Ni

Status
Labwindows
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 August 2013

What is CVE-2013-5025?

An ActiveX control in the exlauncher.dll component of the Help subsystem in National Instruments LabWindows/CVI prior to 2013 can be exploited by remote attackers. By triggering the display of local example files, an attacker can induce a denial of service condition, interrupting the normal operation of the software. This vulnerability poses risks to system stability and availability for users reliant on LabWindows/CVI.

References

http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/websearch/DFFB9F8AD5014E...
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http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/493D011EE5C305FD86...
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http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/websearch/507DEC9DA57A70...
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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