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CVE-2012-3421
Published: Aug 27, 2012
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The pduread function in pdu.c in libpcp in Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) before 3.6.5 does not properly time out connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (pmcd hang) by sending individual bytes of a PDU separately, related to an "event-driven programming flaw."
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
openSUSE-SU-2012:1079
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
openSUSE-SU-2012:1081
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
[oss-security] 20120816 pcp: Multiple security flaws
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
FEDORA-2012-12076
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
openSUSE-SU-2012:1036
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
FEDORA-2012-12024
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=841706
x_refsource_MISC
SUSE-SU-2013:0190
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
DSA-2533
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
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