What is the severity of CVE-2012-3868?

CVE-2012-3868 has a high severity rating due to its potential to cause denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2012-3868?

To fix CVE-2012-3868, upgrade ISC BIND to version 9.9.1-P2 or later.

What are the effects of exploiting CVE-2012-3868?

Exploitation of CVE-2012-3868 can lead to memory consumption or process exit, resulting in denial of service.

Which versions of BIND are affected by CVE-2012-3868?

CVE-2012-3868 affects BIND version 9.9.0 through 9.9.1-P1.

Can CVE-2012-3868 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2012-3868 can be exploited by remote attackers via a large volume of TCP queries.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2012-3868

medium

4.3

CWE

362

25/7/2012

6/8/2024

CVE-2012-3868: Race Condition

First published: Wed Jul 25 2012(Updated: )

Race condition in the ns_client structure management in ISC BIND 9.9.x before 9.9.1-P2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or process exit) via a large volume of TCP queries.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
BIND 9	=9.9.0
BIND 9	=9.9.0-a1
BIND 9	=9.9.0-a2
BIND 9	=9.9.0-a3
BIND 9	=9.9.0-b1
BIND 9	=9.9.0-b2
BIND 9	=9.9.0-rc1
BIND 9	=9.9.0-rc2
BIND 9	=9.9.0-rc3
BIND 9	=9.9.0-rc4
BIND 9	=9.9.1
BIND 9	=9.9.1-p1

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-3868?
CVE-2012-3868 has a high severity rating due to its potential to cause denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2012-3868?
To fix CVE-2012-3868, upgrade ISC BIND to version 9.9.1-P2 or later.
What are the effects of exploiting CVE-2012-3868?
Exploitation of CVE-2012-3868 can lead to memory consumption or process exit, resulting in denial of service.
Which versions of BIND are affected by CVE-2012-3868?
CVE-2012-3868 affects BIND version 9.9.0 through 9.9.1-P1.
Can CVE-2012-3868 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2012-3868 can be exploited by remote attackers via a large volume of TCP queries.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-3868?
CVE-2012-3868 has a high severity rating due to its potential to cause denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2012-3868?
To fix CVE-2012-3868, upgrade ISC BIND to version 9.9.1-P2 or later.
What are the effects of exploiting CVE-2012-3868?
Exploitation of CVE-2012-3868 can lead to memory consumption or process exit, resulting in denial of service.
Which versions of BIND are affected by CVE-2012-3868?
CVE-2012-3868 affects BIND version 9.9.0 through 9.9.1-P1.
Can CVE-2012-3868 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2012-3868 can be exploited by remote attackers via a large volume of TCP queries.