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high 7.8

CVE-2012-3549 json

The SCTP implementation in FreeBSD 8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and kernel panic) via…

published 2012-10-09 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-3496

cvss
7.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.8%
EPSS 7.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

The SCTP implementation in FreeBSD 8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and kernel panic) via a crafted ASCONF chunk.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-20226)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

7.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-20226 FreeBSD - SCTP Remote NULL Ptr Dereference Denial of Service dos, 2012-08-03
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54797 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.8 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

References

Sources

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