CVE-2012-3549 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.8% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The SCTP implementation in FreeBSD 8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and kernel panic) via a crafted ASCONF chunk.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| EPSS | 7.81% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-10-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| freebsd | freebsd |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | FreeBSD - SCTP Remote NULL Ptr Dereference Denial of Service | 2012-08-03 |
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686962
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20226
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/28/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/29/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54797
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686962
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20226
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/28/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/29/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54797
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