CVE-2012-3868 describes a race condition in ISC BIND 9.9.x before 9.9.1-P2, specifically within the ns_client structure management. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, leading to memory exhaustion or process termination, by sending a high volume of TCP queries. With a CVSS score of 4.3, it is considered medium severity, requiring medium attack complexity but no authentication, and primarily impacts availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.9.0:a1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.9.0:a2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.9.0:a3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.9.0:b1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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