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
Published Jul 27, 2012
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 9.23%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.5
- 3.0.6
- 3.0.7
- 3.0.8
Configuration 3
- 3.2.0
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.3
- 3.2.4
- 3.2.5
- 3.2.6
- 3.2.7
- 3.2.8
- 3.2.9
- 3.2.10
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 9.23% (0.09235) | 95.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.23% (0.09235) | 94.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.38% (0.01384) | 79.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.10% (0.02096) | 89.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.10% (0.02096) | 87.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://osvdb.org/84097 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49795 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49997 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2515 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/624931 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/CVE-2012-2978.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54606 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/84097 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/49795 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/49997 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2515 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/624931 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/CVE-2012-2978.txt | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54606 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
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