Alpine: multiple nsd packages: security update to 3.2.10-r0 (deprecated)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 401334

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- 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.
(CVE-2012-2978)

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 401334

Version: Revision 1.23

Type: Local

Family: Alpine Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 8/16/2023

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-2978

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/21/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/19/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2978

BID: 54606

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