Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20123420000
Revision Date:2012-08-27Version:1
Title:CVE-2012-3420 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - low.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2012-3420
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND The 'pcp' package in precise is affected and needs fixing.
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