#VU43407 Input validation error in FreeBSD - CVE-2012-3549 

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#VU43407 Input validation error in FreeBSD - CVE-2012-3549

Published: October 10, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU43407
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-3549
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
FreeBSD
Software vendor:
FreeBSD Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and kernel panic) via a crafted ASCONF chunk.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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