Is CVE-2012-3570 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-3570 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-3570?

CVE-2012-3570 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.7 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-3570

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.7EPSS 2.6%EU EUVD

Buffer overflow in ISC DHCP 4.2.x before 4.2.4-P1, when DHCPv6 mode is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and daemon exit) via a crafted client identifier parameter.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.7 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 2.6% (85th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-3517)
Published: July 25, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-3517 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

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References

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

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