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TI-2012-02586 Aliases CVE-2012-2979GHSA-83wh-h8h8-hxq9

FreeBSD NSD before 3.2.13 allows remote attackers to crash a NSD child server process…

Priority LOW 36CWE-669Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

FreeBSD NSD before 3.2.13 allows remote attackers to crash a NSD child server process (SIGSEGV) and cause a denial of service in the NSD server.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01736 77th 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
nsd3nsd33.2.13—No fix listedCNA
  • nsd3 Vendornsd3 Affected 3.2.13 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:name_server_daemon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.2.13VulnerableFreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:name_server_daemon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.2.13 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2979
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-83wh-h8h8-hxq9

References

Advisory 3

Sources

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