DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3421

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3421
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3421.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3421
Upstream
Downstream
Published
2012-08-27T23:55:02Z
Modified
2026-09-05T06:47:37Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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."

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / pcp

Package

Name
pcp
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pcp?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.6.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3421.json"

Debian:13 / pcp

Package

Name
pcp
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pcp?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.6.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3421.json"