CVE-2012-2979

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—

7.5

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.

CVSS v3: 7.5
EG Score: 7.5(medium)
EPSS: 73.3%
KEV: Not listed

Published

November 1, 2019

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (6)

cret@certhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2979
cret@certhttps://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/17f369dc-d7e7-11e1-90a2-000c299b62e1.html
cret@certhttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/60150
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2979
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/17f369dc-d7e7-11e1-90a2-000c299b62e1.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/60150

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-669Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 9× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2012-2979?

CVE-2012-2979 is a high vulnerability published on November 1, 2019. 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.

When was CVE-2012-2979 disclosed?

CVE-2012-2979 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 1, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2012-2979 actively exploited?

CVE-2012-2979 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 73.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-2979?

CVE-2012-2979 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2012-2979?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2012-2979, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2012-2979

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