CVE-2012-3421

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…

published August 27, 2012

CVSS
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EPSS
3%
Percentile
88.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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."

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.03305 · 88.4th percentile
Published
2012-08-27T23:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 AUG 23:00Z
    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…
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