gsd-2012-3421
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:20
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."
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Aliases
CVE-2012-3421


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      "lastModifiedDate": "2013-02-07T04:57Z",
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}


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