7.1

CVE-2012-5689: canonical ubuntu_linux Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 7.1v2.0HighModified
AliasesRHSA-2013:0550UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5689DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5689
Published 25-01-2013Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-5689 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 12.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
12.04%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10467-1USN-2693-1

Timeline

  1. 25-01-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

ISC BIND 9.8.x through 9.8.4-P1 and 9.9.x through 9.9.2-P1, in certain configurations involving DNS64 with a Response Policy Zone that lacks an AAAA rewrite rule, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and named daemon exit) via a query for an AAAA record.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

12.04%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 12.04% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
12.04%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat13 products
Canonical1 product
Debian1 product
  • bind9< 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu1
Isc1 product
  • bind9.9.0 | 9.9.0:a1 | 9.9.0:a2 | 9.9.0:a3 | 9.9.0:b1 | 9.9.0:b2 | 9.9.0:rc1 | 9.9.0:rc2 | 9.9.0:rc3 | 9.9.0:rc4 | 9.9.1 | 9.9.1:p1 | 9.9.1:p2 | 9.9.2 | 9.8.0 | 9.8.0:a1 | 9.8.0:b1 | 9.8.0:p1 | 9.8.0:p2 | 9.8.0:p4 | 9.8.0:rc1 | 9.8.1 | 9.8.1:b1 | 9.8.1:b2 | 9.8.1:b3 | 9.8.1:p1 | 9.8.1:rc1 | 9.8.2:b1 | 9.8.2:rc1 | 9.8.2:rc2 | 9.8.3 | 9.8.3:p1 | 9.8.3:p2 | 9.8.4
Ubuntu1 product
  • bind9< 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.1

5 vendors · 17 products

References

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