CVE-2012-3420

pcp: two memory leaks can lead to pcmd crash or trigger OOM killer

Published Aug 27, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 3.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
Multiple memory leaks in Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) before 3.6.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or daemon crash) via a large number of PDUs with (1) a crafted context number to the DoFetch function in pmcd/src/dofetch.c or (2) a negative type value to the __pmGetPDU function in libpcp/src/pdu.c.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2533-1 pcp security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-3390 Multiple memory leaks in Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) before 3.6.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or daemon crash) via a large number of PDUs with (1) a crafted context number to the DoFetch function in pmcd/src/dofetch.c or (2) a negative type value to the __pmGetPDU function in libpcp/src/pdu.c.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 8:05 PM
Reserved
Jun 14, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 27, 2012, 11:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:43 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 16, 2012, 12:00 AM