{"id":"CVE-2012-0207","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2012-0207","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T08:21:35.367Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2012-05-17T11:00:37.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:36:54.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@debian.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-369"],"affected":["linux/linux kernel","redhat/enterprise linux eus"],"epss":{"score":0.20276,"percentile":0.9748,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2012-01-17","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":18378,"kind":"exploit","title":"Linux Kernel 2.6.36 IGMP - Remote Denial of Service","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18378","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/dos/18378.c","file":"exploits/linux/dos/18378.c","published":"2012-01-17","added":"2012-01-17","updated":"2012-01-17","author":"kingcope","type":"dos","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["OSVDB-78225","CVE-2012-0207"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=654876","tags":["Exploit","Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@debian.org"},{"url":"http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a8c1f65c79cbbb2f7da782d4c9d15639a9b94b27","source":"security@debian.org"},{"url":"http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.1","tags":["Mailing List","Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@debian.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/10/5","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@debian.org"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=772867","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@debian.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/25c413ad0029ea86008234be28aee33456e53e5b","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@debian.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a8c1f65c79cbbb2f7da782d4c9d15639a9b94b27","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@debian.org"},{"url":"http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=654876","tags":["Exploit","Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a8c1f65c79cbbb2f7da782d4c9d15639a9b94b27","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.1","tags":["Mailing List","Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/10/5","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=772867","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/25c413ad0029ea86008234be28aee33456e53e5b","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a8c1f65c79cbbb2f7da782d4c9d15639a9b94b27","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0207","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}