# CVE-2012-3411: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause denial of service via traffic amplification using spoofed DNS queries when Dnsmasq is configured with specific libvirt settings.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 4 Mar 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3411, GHSA-gj79-j4q7-5h4x, RHSA-2013:0276, RHSA-2013:0277

## What is CVE-2012-3411?

CVE-2012-3411 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, published on 4 Mar 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dnsmasq before 2.63test1, when used with certain libvirt configurations, replies to requests from prohibited interfaces, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) via a spoofed DNS query.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3411?

It affects 4 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `dnsmasq` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.48-13.el6 |
| `dnsmasq-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.48-13.el6 |
| `dnsmasq-utils` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.48-13.el6 |
| `libvirt` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:0.10.2-18.el6 |
| `libvirt-client` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:0.10.2-18.el6 |
| `libvirt-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:0.10.2-18.el6 |
| `libvirt-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:0.10.2-18.el6 |
| `libvirt-lock-sanlock` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:0.10.2-18.el6 |
| `libvirt-python` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:0.10.2-18.el6 |
| `dnsmasq` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.48-13.el6 |
| `dnsmasq-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.48-13.el6 |
| `dnsmasq-utils` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.48-13.el6 |
| `libvirt` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:0.10.2-18.el6 |
| `libvirt-client` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:0.10.2-18.el6 |
| `libvirt-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:0.10.2-18.el6 |
| `libvirt-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:0.10.2-18.el6 |
| `libvirt-lock-sanlock` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:0.10.2-18.el6 |
| `libvirt-python` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:0.10.2-18.el6 |
| `dnsmasq` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.48-13.el6 |
| `dnsmasq-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.48-13.el6 |
| `dnsmasq-utils` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.48-13.el6 |
| `libvirt` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:0.10.2-18.el6 |
| `libvirt-client` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:0.10.2-18.el6 |
| `libvirt-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:0.10.2-18.el6 |
| `libvirt-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:0.10.2-18.el6 |
| `libvirt-lock-sanlock` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:0.10.2-18.el6 |
| `libvirt-python` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:0.10.2-18.el6 |
| `dnsmasq` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.48-13.el6 |
| `dnsmasq-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.48-13.el6 |
| `dnsmasq-utils` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.48-13.el6 |
| `libvirt` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:0.10.2-18.el6 |
| `libvirt-client` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:0.10.2-18.el6 |
| `libvirt-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:0.10.2-18.el6 |
| `libvirt-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:0.10.2-18.el6 |
| `libvirt-lock-sanlock` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:0.10.2-18.el6 |
| `libvirt-python` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:0.10.2-18.el6 |
| `libvirt-lock-sanlock` | Red Hat:storage:3:server:el6 | All versions | 0:0.10.2-18.el6 |

Products: Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation, Thekelleys Dnsmasq.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-3411?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2012-3411 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3411 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-3411 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-3411 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, published on 4 Mar 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3411 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3411/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3411/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3411
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3411
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-3411

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3411/
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