CVE-2013-5023

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions National Instruments LabWindows/CVI versions 2012 SP1 and earlier National Instruments LabVIEW versions 2012 SP1 and earlier

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by triggering the display of local .chm files through the ActiveX controls in the HelpAsst component in NI Help Links.

Recommendations For National Instruments LabWindows/CVI versions 2012 SP1 and earlier, consider disabling the ActiveX controls in the HelpAsst component as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. For National Instruments LabVIEW versions 2012 SP1 and earlier, consider disabling the ActiveX controls in the HelpAsst component as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.