CVE-2012-3534
GNU Gatekeeper before 3.1 does not limit the number of connections to the status port, which...
GNU Gatekeeper before 3.1 does not limit the number of connections to the status port, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection and thread consumption) via a large number of connections.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.0
GNU Gatekeeper before 3.1 does not limit the number of connections to the status port, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection and thread consumption) via a large number of connections.
- Record
CVE-2012-3534- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
GNU Gatekeeper before 3.1 does not limit the number of connections to the status port, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection and thread consumption) via a large number of connections.
- Record
CVE-2012-3534- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-3485 No score
GNU Gatekeeper before 3.1 does not limit the number of connections to the status port, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection and thread consumption) via a large number of connections.
- Record
EUVD-2012-3485- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-449j-8m8x-cp6f No score
GNU Gatekeeper before 3.1 does not limit the number of connections to the status port, which...
GNU Gatekeeper before 3.1 does not limit the number of connections to the status port, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection and thread consumption) via a large number of connections.
- Record
GHSA-449j-8m8x-cp6f- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10142-1 No score
gnugk-4.2-1.3 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the gnugk-4.2-1.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10142-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gnugkopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 4.2-1.3 | 4.2-1.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-3534 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Gnugk Gnu Gatekeeper, published August 31, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.87%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in gnugk 4.2-1.3.