Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 27, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2012-2978
CVE-2012-2978
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
21cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 20 more
- cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
7- www.nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/CVE-2012-2978.txtnvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/624931nvdUS Government Resource
- osvdb.org/84097nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/49795nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/49997nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2515nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/54606nvd
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