CVE-2012-0207 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 20.3% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The igmp_heard_query function in net/ipv4/igmp.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and panic) via IGMP packets.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| EPSS | 20.28% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-369 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-05-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel |
| redhat | enterprise linux eus |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Linux Kernel 2.6.36 IGMP - Remote Denial of Service | 2012-01-17 |
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=654876
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a8c1f65c79cbbb2f7da782d4c9d15639a9b94b27
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/10/5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=772867
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/25c413ad0029ea86008234be28aee33456e53e5b
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a8c1f65c79cbbb2f7da782d4c9d15639a9b94b27
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=654876
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a8c1f65c79cbbb2f7da782d4c9d15639a9b94b27
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/10/5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=772867
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/25c413ad0029ea86008234be28aee33456e53e5b
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a8c1f65c79cbbb2f7da782d4c9d15639a9b94b27
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