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CVE-2012-3534

GNU Gatekeeper before 3.1 does not limit the number of connections to the status port, which...

5.0 MediumFix available

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

3.87%Up 1.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

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 MediumAV: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

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
gnugk
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 4.2-1.3
4.2-1.3

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE 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.

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