High severity · published May 17, 2012
CVE-2012-0207
The igmp_heard_query function in net/ipv4/igmp.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and panic) via IGMP…
7.5
CVSS
20.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The igmp_heard_query function in net/ipv4/igmp.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and panic) via IGMP packets.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)20.3% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 3.0.17; 3.1 before 3.1.9; 3.2 before 3.2.1 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Eus · Redhat
5.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0207
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0207
Exploit
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=654876
git.kernel.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a8c1f65c79cbbb2f7da782d4c9d15639a9b94b27
Mailing List
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.1
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/10/5
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=772867
Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/25c413ad0029ea86008234be28aee33456e53e5b
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