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TI-2012-02585 Aliases CVE-2012-2978GHSA-wgh7-q8c2-58gg

query.c in NSD 3.0.x through 3.0.8, 3.1.x through 3.1.1, and 3.2.x before 3.2.12 allows…

Priority LOW 35CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

query.c in NSD 3.0.x through 3.0.8, 3.1.x through 3.1.1, and 3.2.x before 3.2.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and child process crash) via a crafted DNS packet.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.09235 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 21

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.2VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.3VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.4VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.5VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.6VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.7VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.8VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.0VulnerableNLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.4 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.5 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.6 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.7 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.8 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
Show 11 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.1VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.0VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.1VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.3VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.4VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.5VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.6VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.7VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.8VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.9VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.10VulnerableNLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.0 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.1 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.3 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.4 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.5 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.6 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.7 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.8 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.9 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.10 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2978
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wgh7-q8c2-58gg

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2026-10532 Denial of DNS over TLS service by any DoT client CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-10531 Heap overflow and crash with crafted SVCB RR CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2016-05297 NSD before 4.1.11 allows remote DNS master servers to cause a denial of service (/tmp… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-15468 Remote TCP DoS by throttling the TCP receive window CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-15894 Bypass of BLOCKED ACL items on proxy protocol port over TCP or TLS CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2026-15825 Remote UDP DoS by sending multiple DNS Cookie options CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
See all 11 →

Sources

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