CVE-2012-0207
The igmp_heard_query function in net/ipv4/igmp.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and panic) via IGMP packets.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.3%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The igmp_heard_query function in net/ipv4/igmp.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and panic) via IGMP packets.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 20.28% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 17 January 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-369
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · redhat/enterprise linux eus
- Source
- security@debian.org
EPSS 20.3% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=654876Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a8c1f65c79cbbb2f7da782d4c9d15639a9b94b27
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.1Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/10/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=772867Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/25c413ad0029ea86008234be28aee33456e53e5bPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a8c1f65c79cbbb2f7da782d4c9d15639a9b94b27Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=654876Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a8c1f65c79cbbb2f7da782d4c9d15639a9b94b27
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.1Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/10/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=772867Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/25c413ad0029ea86008234be28aee33456e53e5bPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a8c1f65c79cbbb2f7da782d4c9d15639a9b94b27Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.