CVE-2012-0207

high

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.

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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a8c1f65c79cbbb2f7da782d4c9d15639a9b94b27

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/25c413ad0029ea86008234be28aee33456e53e5b

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=772867

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/10/5

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.1

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a8c1f65c79cbbb2f7da782d4c9d15639a9b94b27

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-05-17

Updated: 2025-04-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H