UBUNTU-CVE-2012-2978

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2012-2978

    Published: 27 Jul 2012Last Modified: 16 Jul 2025
    Upstream:
    CVE-2012-2978

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-2978, http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-2515-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2978

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: nsd

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.0.0-5

    Affected versions

    4.0.0-2
    4.0.0-3
    4.0.0-4

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High