Description
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."
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-2533-1 | pcp security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2012-3391 | 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." |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T20:05:12.583Z
Reserved: 2012-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2012-3421
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Status : Modified
Published: 2012-08-27T23:55:02.290
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2012-3421
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD