What is CVE-2012-5582?

CVE-2012-5582 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Opendnssec, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-11-25.

How severe is CVE-2012-5582?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Opendnssec

CVE-2012-5582

opendnssec misuses libcurl API

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2019-11-25 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (77.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Opendnssec — versions through at least November 25, 2012

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5582 (Third Party Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/29/6 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/28/12 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/29/3 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-5582?: CVE-2012-5582 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Opendnssec, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-11-25.
How severe is CVE-2012-5582?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.