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CVE-2012-0207

Divide By Zero

Published: May 17, 2012 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V2
6.1 MODERATE
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0207
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/369.html

The igmp_heard_query function in net/ipv4/igmp.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and panic) via IGMP packets.

Weakness

The product divides a value by zero.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Linux_kernelLinux*3.0.17 (excluding)
Linux_kernelLinux3.1 (including)3.1.9 (excluding)
Linux_kernelLinux3.2 (including)3.2.1 (excluding)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatkernel-0:2.6.18-274.18.1.el5*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatkernel-0:2.6.32-220.7.1.el6*
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2RedHatkernel-rt-0:3.0.18-rt34.53.el6rt*
RHEV 3.X Hypervisor and Agents for RHEL-6RedHatrhev-hypervisor6-0:6.2-20120320.0.el6_2*
LinuxUbuntunatty*
LinuxUbuntuoneiric*
LinuxUbuntuupstream*
Linux-awsUbuntuupstream*
Linux-ec2Ubuntumaverick*
Linux-ec2Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-floUbuntuupstream*
Linux-fsl-imx51Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-gkeUbuntuupstream*
Linux-goldfishUbuntusaucy*
Linux-goldfishUbuntuupstream*
Linux-grouperUbuntusaucy*
Linux-grouperUbuntutrusty*
Linux-grouperUbuntuupstream*
Linux-grouperUbuntuutopic*
Linux-hweUbuntuupstream*
Linux-hwe-edgeUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-backport-maverickUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-backport-nattyUbuntulucid*
Linux-lts-backport-nattyUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-backport-oneiricUbuntulucid*
Linux-lts-backport-oneiricUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-trustyUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-utopicUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-vividUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-wilyUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-xenialUbuntuupstream*
Linux-maguroUbuntusaucy*
Linux-maguroUbuntutrusty*
Linux-maguroUbuntuupstream*
Linux-makoUbuntusaucy*
Linux-makoUbuntuupstream*
Linux-mantaUbuntusaucy*
Linux-mantaUbuntuupstream*
Linux-mvl-doveUbuntuupstream*
Linux-raspi2Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-raspi2Ubuntuvivid/ubuntu-core*
Linux-snapdragonUbuntuupstream*
Linux-ti-omap4Ubuntunatty*
Linux-ti-omap4Ubuntuoneiric*
Linux-ti-omap4Ubuntuupstream*

References

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