Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-3420
Multiple memory leaks in Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) before 3.6.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or daemon crash) via a large number of PDUs with (1) a crafted context number to the DoFetch function in pmcd/src/dofetch.c or (2) a negative type value to the __pmGetPDU function in libpcp/src/pdu.c.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2012-3420
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:performance_co-pilot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:performance_co-pilot:2.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:performance_co-pilot:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:performance_co-pilot:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:performance_co-pilot:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:performance_co-pilot:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:performance_co-pilot:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:performance_co-pilot:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:performance_co-pilot:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:performance_co-pilot:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:performance_co-pilot:2.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:performance_co-pilot:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:performance_co-pilot:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-3420
9.38%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 94 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2012-3420
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2012-3420
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2012-3420
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https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15540172
openSUSE.org - 503
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http://oss.sgi.com/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=pcp/pcp.git;a=commit;h=a7dc844d3586ea79887655a97c4252a79751fdae
High Performance Computing Solutions – Reliable, Available, Scalable HPC Systems | HPE
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http://oss.sgi.com/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=pcp/pcp.git;a=blob;f=CHANGELOG;h=16c9cbb2f61d909487ea1c3171f4ab33e5648ac5;hb=fe51067ae869a4d59f350ac319b09edcb77ac8e6
High Performance Computing Solutions – Reliable, Available, Scalable HPC Systems | HPE
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00024.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2013:0190-1: important: Security update for
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http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2533
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-August/085333.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: pcp-3.6.5-1.fc17
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https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15471040
openSUSE.org - 503
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http://oss.sgi.com/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=pcp/pcp.git;a=commit;h=68fb968b4ee635bb301dc9ab64e633b0d66d27b4
High Performance Computing Solutions – Reliable, Available, Scalable HPC Systems | HPE
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-August/085324.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: pcp-3.6.5-1.fc16
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https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15540133
openSUSE.org - 503
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/16/1
oss-security - pcp: Multiple security flaws
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=841319
841319 – In-band signalling in __pmGetPDU leads to pmcd memory leak
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=841298
841298 – pmcd leaks memory in DoFetch error path
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=841704
841704 – (CVE-2012-3420) CVE-2012-3420 pcp: two memory leaks can lead to pcmd crash or trigger OOM killer
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