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CVE-2012-2978

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Date: July 27, 2012

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.

Language: C

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Related Resources (9)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2978
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/624931
http://secunia.com/advisories/49795
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2515
http://osvdb.org/84097
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54606
http://secunia.com/advisories/49997
http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/CVE-2012-2978.txt
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2012-2978

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Buffer Errors

CWE-119

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): LOW

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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