FreeBSD up to 3.2.12 nsd resource transfer

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in FreeBSD up to 3.2.12. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component nsd. This manipulation causes resource transfer. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-2979. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in FreeBSD up to 3.2.12 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component nsd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource transfer vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-669. The product does not properly transfer a resource/behavior to another sphere, or improperly imports a resource/behavior from another sphere, in a manner that provides unintended control over that resource. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

FreeBSD NSD before 3.2.13 allows remote attackers to crash a NSD child server process (SIGSEGV) and cause a denial of service in the NSD server.

The weakness was released 11/01/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at vuxml.freebsd.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-2979 since 05/30/2012. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 60150 (FreeBSD : nsd -- Denial of Service (17f369dc-d7e7-11e1-90a2-000c299b62e1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 3.2.13 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (60150). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Name

• FreeBSD

Version

• 3.2.0
• 3.2.1
• 3.2.2
• 3.2.3
• 3.2.4
• 3.2.5
• 3.2.6
• 3.2.7
• 3.2.8
• 3.2.9
• 3.2.10
• 3.2.11
• 3.2.12

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://www.freebsd.org/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource transfer
CWE: CWE-669
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 60150
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : nsd -- Denial of Service (17f369dc-d7e7-11e1-90a2-000c299b62e1)
Nessus File: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 71515
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: nsd
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: FreeBSD 3.2.13

Timelineinfo

05/30/2012 🔍
07/27/2012 +58 days 🔍
07/30/2012 +3 days 🔍
11/01/2019 +2650 days 🔍
11/02/2019 +1 days 🔍
11/02/2019 +0 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: freebsd.org

Advisory: vuxml.freebsd.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-2979 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2979
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-144781

Entryinfo

Created: 11/02/2019 16:19
Updated: 11/02/2019 16:24
Changes: 11/02/2019 16:19 (41), 11/02/2019 16:24 (28)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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