CVE-2012-0207

HIGH

Linux Kernel < 3.2.1 - Denial of Service via IGMP Packet Divide-By-Zero

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-0207. PoCs published by kingcope.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit sends malformed IGMP packets to trigger a denial-of-service condition in Linux kernels 2.6.36 and later by causing a kernel panic. It constructs two IGMP packets with specific payloads to exploit the vulnerability.

Description

The igmp_heard_query function in net/ipv4/igmp.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and panic) via IGMP packets.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by kingcope · cdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18378

This exploit sends malformed IGMP packets to trigger a denial-of-service condition in Linux kernels 2.6.36 and later by causing a kernel panic. It constructs two IGMP packets with specific payloads to exploit the vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Linux Kernel 2.6.36 and later
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target system · Ability to send raw sockets
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=654876
Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.1
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=772867
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/10/5

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.2049
EPSS Percentile 97.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-369
Status published
Products (2)
linux/linux_kernel < 3.0.17
redhat/enterprise_linux_eus 5.6
Published May 17, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026