CVE-2012-2978

N/A Unknown
Published: July 27, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
View on NVD

Description

query.c in NSD 3.0.x through 3.0.8, 3.1.x through 3.1.1, and 3.2.x before 3.2.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and child process crash) via a crafted DNS packet.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/84097
Source: cret@cert.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/49795
Source: cret@cert.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/49997
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2515
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/624931
Source: cret@cert.org
US Government Resource
http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/CVE-2012-2978.txt
Source: cret@cert.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54606
Source: cret@cert.org
http://osvdb.org/84097
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/49795
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/49997
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2515
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/624931
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/CVE-2012-2978.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54606
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
9.2%
95th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

nlnetlabs

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