CVE-2012-2979 json
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 se…
published 2019-11-01 7 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-2957
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.7%
- EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- freebsd name_server_daemon 3.2.13
- nsd openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.3.7-1.2
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11100-1
Exploit prediction
1.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Affected products
- nsd3 nsd3
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-669 Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres
References
-
vuxml.freebsd.org
/freebsd/17f369dc-d7e7-11e1-90a2-000c299b62e1.html
vendor-advisory
-
security-tracker.debian.org
/tracker/CVE-2012-2979
third-party-advisory
-
tenable.com
/plugins/nessus/60150
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2012-2979
- NVD CVE-2012-2979
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