CVE-2012-3421

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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."

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 27, 2012
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2012-3421: Medium severity, CVSS 5.0 | Vulnix