Is CVE-2012-3954 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-3954 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-3954?

CVE-2012-3954 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 3.3 (LOW).

CVE-2012-3954

LOW · CVSS 3.3EPSS 4.3%EU EUVD

Multiple memory leaks in ISC DHCP 4.1.x and 4.2.x before 4.2.4-P1 and 4.1-ESV before 4.1-ESV-R6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending many requests.

Key facts

CVSS score: 3.3 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-399
EPSS score: 4.3% (91th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-3898)
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-2012-3898 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
isc / dhcp
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References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00030.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1141.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201301-06.xml(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2516(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2519(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:115(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:116(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54665(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027300(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1519-1(Third Party Advisory)
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-00737(Vendor Advisory)

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

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