VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-2979
FreeBSD NSD before 3.2.13 allows remote attackers to crash a NSD child server process (SIGSEGV) and cause a denial of service in the NSD server.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.74%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.74%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
FreeBSD NSD before 3.2.13 allows remote attackers to crash a NSD child server process (SIGSEGV) and cause a denial of service in the NSD server.
- 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
- 1.74% probability · 76th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-669
- Affected
- freebsd/name server daemon
- Source
- cret@cert.org
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2979Third Party Advisory
- https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/17f369dc-d7e7-11e1-90a2-000c299b62e1.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/60150Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2979Third Party Advisory
- https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/17f369dc-d7e7-11e1-90a2-000c299b62e1.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/60150Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.