Resource exhaustion in FreeBSD
CVE-2012-5365
The IPv6 implementation in FreeBSD and NetBSD (unknown versions, year 2012 and earlier) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a flood of ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets containing multiple Routing entries.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.026 (84.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/10/12 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/56170/info (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-5365?
- CVE-2012-5365 is a high-severity vulnerability in FreeBSD, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-02-20.
- How severe is CVE-2012-5365?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.