UBUNTU-CVE-2012-2978

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-2978
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2012/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-2978.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-2978
Upstream
  • CVE-2012-2978
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:42:46Z
Published
2012-07-27T10:27:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:17:01Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

query.c in NSD 3.0.x through 3.0.8, 3.1.x through 3.1.1, and 3.2.x before 3.2.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and child process crash) via a crafted DNS packet.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / nsd

Package

Name
nsd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nsd@4.0.0-5?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.0-5

Affected versions

4.*
4.0.0-2
4.0.0-3
4.0.0-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "nsd",
            "binary_version": "4.0.0-5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nsd3",
            "binary_version": "4.0.0-5"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2012/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-2978.json"