GSD-2012-3421

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:20
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The pduread function in pdu.c in libpcp in Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) before 3.6.5 does not properly time out connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (pmcd hang) by sending individual bytes of a PDU separately, related to an "event-driven programming flaw."
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CVE-2012-3421
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