Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 27, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-3421
CVE-2012-3421
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."
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Affected products
14cpe:2.3:a:sgi:performance_co-pilot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 12 more
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:performance_co-pilot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.6.4
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:performance_co-pilot:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:performance_co-pilot:2.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:performance_co-pilot:2.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:performance_co-pilot:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:performance_co-pilot:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:performance_co-pilot:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:performance_co-pilot:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:performance_co-pilot:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:performance_co-pilot:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:performance_co-pilot:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:performance_co-pilot:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:performance_co-pilot:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: < 3.6.5
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-August/085324.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-August/085333.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00024.htmlnvd
- oss.sgi.com/cgi-bin/gitweb.cginvd
- oss.sgi.com/cgi-bin/gitweb.cginvd
- www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2533nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/16/1nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15471040nvd
- hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15540133nvd
- hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15540172nvd
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