Is CVE-2012-3534 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-3534 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-3534?

CVE-2012-3534 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-3534

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 3.9%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 3.9% (90th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-3485)
Published: August 31, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-3485 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

gnugk / gnu gatekeeper
gnugk / gnu gatekeeper
gnugk / gnu gatekeeper
gnugk / gnu gatekeeper
gnugk / gnu gatekeeper
gnugk / gnu gatekeeper
gnugk / gnu gatekeeper
gnugk / gnu gatekeeper
gnugk / gnu gatekeeper
gnugk / gnu gatekeeper
gnugk / gnu gatekeeper
gnugk / gnu gatekeeper
gnugk / gnu gatekeeper
gnugk / gnu gatekeeper
gnugk / gnu gatekeeper
gnugk / gnu gatekeeper
gnugk / gnu gatekeeper
gnugk / gnu gatekeeper
gnugk / gnu gatekeeper
gnugk / gnu gatekeeper
gnugk / gnu gatekeeper
gnugk / gnu gatekeeper
gnugk / gnu gatekeeper
gnugk / gnu gatekeeper
gnugk / gnu gatekeeper
gnugk / gnu gatekeeper
opensuse / leap
opensuse / opensuse

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00070.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/50343(Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.gnugk.org/gnugk-3.1.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/25/3(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/25/4(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/27/1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.osvdb.org/84862(Broken Link)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55198(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77975

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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