CVE-2012-3291

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Published Jun 7, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in OpenConnect 3.18 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service via a crafted greeting banner.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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	cpe:2.3:a:infradead:openconnect:1.00:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:infradead:openconnect:1.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:infradead:openconnect:1.20:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:infradead:openconnect:1.30:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:infradead:openconnect:1.40:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:infradead:openconnect:2.00:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:infradead:openconnect:2.01:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:infradead:openconnect:2.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:infradead:openconnect:2.11:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:infradead:openconnect:2.12:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:infradead:openconnect:2.20:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:infradead:openconnect:2.21:::::::*
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	cpe:2.3:a:infradead:openconnect:2.23:::::::*
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	cpe:2.3:a:infradead:openconnect:2.25:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:infradead:openconnect:2.26:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:infradead:openconnect:3.00:::::::*
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	cpe:2.3:a:infradead:openconnect:3.12:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:infradead:openconnect:3.13:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:infradead:openconnect:3.14:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:infradead:openconnect:3.15:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:infradead:openconnect:3.16:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-2495-1	openconnect security update
EUVD	EUVD-2012-3269	Heap-based buffer overflow in OpenConnect 3.18 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service via a crafted greeting banner.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.3% (2.295% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://git.infradead.org/users/dwmw2/openconnect.git/commitdiff/14cae65318d3ef1f7d449e463b72b6934e82f1c2
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079747.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00186.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2495
http://www.infradead.org/openconnect/changelog.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17242

History

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Subscriptions

Infradead Openconnect

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:57 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 7, 2012, 8:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:57 PM
Reserved: Jun 7, 2012, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:42 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 7, 2012, 8:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:42 PM

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