CVE-2012-0207

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Published 2012-05-17 · Modified 2026-04-29

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CVSS v3

7.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

8.5

Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

83%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-18378 dos linux

kingcope · 2012-01-17

Linux Kernel 2.6.36 IGMP - Remote Denial of Service

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OS impact

Linux kernel Affected 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
—	Affected	`3.0.17`

Red Hat Affected 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
5.6	Affected	—

References

CWEs

CWE-369

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.