SB2012072701 - NULL pointer dereference in NSD
Published: July 27, 2012 Updated: August 4, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012072701
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2978)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a crafted DNS packet.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.