Field Assessment
AI analysis pending.
CVE
CVE-2012-3421
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
3.31%
Original Filing — NVD Description
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."