UBUNTU-CVE-2012-3421

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-3421
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2012/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-3421.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-3421
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:42:46Z
Published
2012-08-27T23:55:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:16:04.503591Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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."

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / pcp

Package

Name
pcp
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pcp@3.8.12ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.8.12ubuntu1

Affected versions

3.*

3.8.0
3.8.5ubuntu1
3.8.9ubuntu1
3.8.10ubuntu1
3.8.10ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

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        },
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            "binary_version": "3.8.12ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libpcp-import-perl"
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    "availability": "No subscription required"
}