CVE-2012-3421 (GCVE-0-2012-3421)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-08-27 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 20:05
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Summary
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."
Severity
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CWE
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Date Public
2012-08-12 00:00
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