CVE-2012-2978

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.38% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory nlnetlabs.nl
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://osvdb.org/84097 vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/624931 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/CVE-2012-2978.txt vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54606 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/49795 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49997 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2515 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2978?
CVE-2012-2978 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-2978?
To fix CVE-2012-2978, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-2978 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-2978 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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